The secret of how seals can hear in air and water has been revealed using the Natural History Museum’s collection.

Sarah Addezio has been appointed as Programme Delivery Director for DiSSCo UK at the Natural History Museum bringing ...

Most of us probably associate fish with swimming but there’s a few species that actually choose walking as their preferred method of getting around. One group of species that takes a stroll along the ...

Specialisms: Curation, Scientific Heritage, Specimen-based Mineralogy, Mineral characterisation, New Minerals, Topographic Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Novel Materials ...

You may think of the Isle of Wight as just a summer holiday destination. But if you spend enough time on its sandy beaches and walking next to the dramatic cliffs, you’ll find that this is no ordinary ...

In January Pokémon celebrated its thirtieth anniversary. To mark the occasion, we brought an exclusive pop-up shop to fans – a first of its kind for Pokémon with a UK museum. We transformed our Earth ...

Get ready to immerse yourself in the epic tale of people and planet in this new 360° experience, presented by Sir David Attenborough. Watch as the walls and floor burst into life around you. Witness ...

There are more than 1,000 active volcanoes dotted around our planet, but only a select few have produced unimaginably colossal eruptions, earning themselves the title of supervolcano. Find out more ...

Sir Joseph Banks (1743 - 1820) insect collection of 4,000 insects, includes butterflies, flies, bugs and moths. The Banks and Sloane collections are the only two maintained separately within the ...

The Tasmanian tiger, Thylacinus cynocephalus, was driven to extinction by European colonisers who hunted it, destroyed its habitat and introduced competing species. These practices still affect ...

Flying haphazardly through the air on a balmy summer day, the male stag beetle is in a hurry to find a mate. Find out how he puts his spectacular antler-like jaws to use, why this species needs ...

Some of our most famous specimens were collected by Charles Darwin and Captain Robert FitzRoy during the round-the-world voyage of HMS Beagle between 1831 and 1836. Accepted on board as a gentlemanly ...