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 ...

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 ...

Summer is a busy, noisy time for insects. The season’s long, sunny days are filled with their sounds. Crickets are singing loudly to serenade a mate, the calls of water boatmen are reverberating ...

Explore 12 highlights from Nature and Us, including a prehistoric handaxe, a Star Wars figurine and even a 'talking'fish'.

A newly discovered dinosaur is shining a light on an important moment in the evolution of dinosaurs. Discovered on the shore of Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe, Musango matusadonaensis opens a window into the ...

An unassuming fragment of fossil bone collected four decades ago has turned out to be the first piece of dinosaur bone ever discovered on Antarctica. Today, Antarctica is known for its thick ice cap ...

Say hello to Attenboroughnculus tau! This new species of wasp, native to the Patagonian lakes of Chile, has been named after Sir David Attenborough in celebration of his centenary. An unassuming ...

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 ...

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 ...

Fossils of ceratopsian dinosaurs, the group containing Triceratops and its relatives, are widespread across the northern hemisphere. However, they’re curiously absent from Europe. New research reveals ...

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 ...