The Natural History Museum (NHM) today announces the appointment of Jessica Bradford as its first Director of Collections. She will be key in leading the Museum's collections and acquisitions strategy ...

By assessing the fossil record and the dinosaur family tree, the researchers’ models suggest that the first dinosaurs evolved ...

Thousands of mounds and hills in Mars’ barren northern plains are full of clay minerals, providing evidence that the rocks ...

The mounds lie north of a feature of Mars known as the Martian dichotomy, where the towering, ancient highlands of the ...

“Both eyes can peer out from underneath the notch, giving a greater view of their surroundings while still partially shielded ...

Grab the family and come to our new Dino Disco where you can don a set of headphones and dance the evening away. With tunes ...

New research reveals that damage to these environments is pushing freshwater animals to the edge of extinction.

The UK’s biggest-ever site of dinosaur footprints has been discovered in a quarry in Oxfordshire. Multiple trackways reveal the comings and goings of these ancient reptiles as they wandered across ...

Discover facts, figures and images for more than 300 dinosaurs. From slow, plant-eating giants to fierce scavengers and hunters, dinosaurs once dominated the land. Search our alphabetical list, or ...

We offer an extensive programme of events for visitors, school groups, museum professionals and academics at the Museum in South Kensington. Browse our activities, special events and temporary ...

We are working on bringing all of the standard reference names for all species of flora and fauna in the UK, together in one place. Over 70,000 species of animals, plants, fungi and single-celled ...

With over one million specimens and representing 95% of bird species, the bird collections are amongst the largest and most comprehensive in the world. The museum’s large collection of amphibians and ...