Rising temperatures are pushing many species to the brink, alongside disease, pollution and unsustainable fishing.

The fossil bird, which has been named Navaornis hestiae, lived approximately 80 million years ago in what is now Brazil, ...

Within days it transpired that Giuliana had recorded an invasive species not seen in the UK for almost two decades and in the ...

The Natural History Museum has today answered the billion-year-long question - how does a Tyrannosaurus rex wear a Christmas ...

COP29 is a global climate conference organised by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. COP stands for ...

“Instead, mollusc or mollusc-like animals might be the pioneers of these early excursions onto land which date back to the ...

The KRILLGUARD researchers have developed ‘DNA probes’ to identify important genes within the krill’s sequenced genome. As ...

Join Museum scientists as they reflect on becoming part of this specimen's giant story. Since its arrival at the Museum in the 1880s, the blue whale skeleton has been part of an ever-expanding ...

Whether you shoot in the wilderness or at the heart of an urban environment, Wildlife Photographer of the Year is open to everyone. Follow the links below to discover more about this prestigious ...

Killer whales (also called orcas) are apex predators, meaning they are at the top of their food chain. They feed on fish and squid like other odontocetes (toothed whales) do, but will also target ...

The geographic, stratigraphic and historical coverage of the seven million vertebrate, invertebrate and plant fossils in the Museum's palaeontology collection make it globally important. Our ...