Beetles are everywhere,” points out Max Barclay, our Senior Curator of Coleoptera, in his new book Interesting Beetles. Somehow picking from the more than 400,000 described species and the 10 million ...
The latest in the Museum’s free contemporary art programme, Arcadia by Sir John Akomfrah, opens November 6; John Akomfrah’s ...
This autumn we invite people to join a spider-spotting team to build our understanding of how their populations are faring in the UK. Autumn is an excellent time to go looking for spiders, as it's ...
Inspired by the world-famous Bayeux Tapestry, we’ve unveiled a baa-rilliant new tribute to beloved mischief maker Shaun the Sheep. At seven metres in length, the tapestry is full of detail to discover ...
Large scale sequencing of closely-related species held in museums could help scientists tackle climate change, find new ...
Explore 12 highlights from Nature and Us, including a prehistoric handaxe, a Star Wars figurine and even a 'talking'fish'.
From tiny Chihuahuas to huge Saint Bernards, dogs come in all shapes and sizes! But they didn’t always lie on our sofas and wear Christmas jumpers. In fact, it’s hard to believe that the ancestors of ...
In August 1768, under the command of then-Lieutenant James Cook, HMS Endeavour and her crew set sail for Tahiti to observe the transit of Venus - before opening sealed orders for a secret assignment.