As advocates for the planet, we try to think sustainably when making decisions and to operate in a way that’s kind to the environment. We aren’t perfect, but we’re looking at ways we can reduce our ...

This new species of wasp, native to the Patagonian lakes of Chile, has been named after Sir David Attenborough in celebration ...

Scientists from the Natural History Museum, London have described a new genus and species of parasitic wasp found within the Museum’s collections, and named it as a birthday present for Sir David ...

“For nodule mining, some simple scientific steps would help to resolve the risk of biodiversity loss, which is still mostly ...

The identity of a mysterious artefact found in Devon almost 160 years ago has finally been revealed. New research has identified it as a pendant made from the tooth of a grey seal, which would have ...

The 290,099 5" x 3" (127 mm x 76 mm) index cards in the NHM's card archive to the scientific names of world Lepidoptera are stored in 265 metal filing cabinet drawers, which are housed on three floors ...

Evoking atmosphere and a sense of place – with the habitat as a major element of the picture – to convey how an animal is an integral part of its environment. Bertie Gregory (UK) freeze-frames the ...

New research has uncovered the ancient origins of a mosquito that was originally thought to have evolved on the London Underground. Rather than having had a particular fondness for British commuters ...

Around 4.6 billion years ago, vast clouds of dust began to accumulate to form the solar system. Ancient asteroids such as Bennu contain the remnants of this formative moment, allowing scientists to ...

Today, the largest predator in the UK is the badger, but in the past bigger, now extinct carnivores roamed the British countryside. In recent decades, it’s been suggested that these animals, including ...

Sir Richard Owen (1804–1892) is regarded as one of the most prominent scientific figures of the Victorian era. He devoted a career spanning 60 years to research in zoology and palaeontology, ...

The Cambrian Explosion is a landmark moment in the history of life on Earth when many of the major groups of animals first appear in the fossil record. New research, however, suggests that many of ...