We’re a planet of pet lovers! In the UK alone, there are an estimated 11.1 million dogs and 10.5 million cats. But while looking after a pet has many benefits for us, it can take its toll on the ...

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 ...

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 ...

A ‘quite rare’ fossil find from South Korea is the nation’s first new dinosaur in 15 years. Adding to the rich diversity of extinct animals from this region, it has been called Doolysaurus huhmin due ...

Centuries after they were wiped out, the reintroduction of beavers to the UK is gathering pace. Following a government announcement allowing beavers to be released in the wild, a flurry of ...

London – UK – Wednesday 07 January - The Pokémon Company International and the Natural History Museum, London have unveiled new details about the highly anticipated pop-up shop first announced in ...

The controlled use of fire is one of the reasons our species was able to survive and spread around the world. But the newly unearthed evidence of the earliest fire-making shows that we were not the ...

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 ...

Large areas of the world could soon become unrecognisable if global temperatures continue to rise. From the loss of coral reefs to the shutdown of major ocean currents, shifts in Earth’s climate and ...

The reanalysis of ancient human skulls unearthed in China might upend how we thought humans evolved. New research argues that the age of the skull suggests that the split between our lineage and that ...

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, ...