“55 million years ago, this area would have been at the bottom of a shallow sea, with tropical forests along its shores,” ...

In the depths of remote Antarctic lakes, communities of microorganisms are thriving where few life forms can survive.

It’s not just Fern who has been inspired by the latest science. The Diplodocus is joined by a much smaller dinosaur, the ...

The Natural History Museum’s transformed gardens will welcome visitors from 18 July. Fern, a brand-new bronze Diplodocus, takes pride of place in a Jurassic landscape. The gardens will also be one of ...

Ancient DNA has been reconstructed in three dimensions for the first time ever using a 52,000-year-old mammoth.

The Trustees of the Natural History Museum are delighted to announce that Lord Hall of Birkenhead CBE has succeeded Sir Patrick Vallance as non-executive Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the ...

The past year has been more than 1.5°C hotter than it was over than a century ago. While it’s not yet the end of the road for ...

The most complete dinosaur discovered in the UK in the last 100 years, with a pubic hip bone the size of a ‘dinner plate’, ...

The River will explore the sound world below the surface of the River Thames. The latest in the Museum’s free contemporary ...

One of the best-preserved dinosaurs ever found in the UK has been unearthed on the Isle of Wight. Named Comptonatus chasei, the new species cements the island’s reputation as one of the world's most ...

The rib bone suggests that the Denisovans may have been living in eastern Asia as recently as 32,000 years ago.