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

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 ...

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 ...

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

“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 ...

After an incredible 16 years of ice skating at the Museum, the five-acre gardens on which the rink used to sit have now been transformed into a hub for urban wildlife. This is part of a national ...

Explore the age of the dinosaurs. Discover what the prehistoric world was like and how it changed between when dinosaurs first appeared and the mass extinction at the end of the Cretaceous Period. Non ...

The passenger pigeon was once the most numerous bird in the world, but in just half a century, it had gone extinct.

Visiting the Natural History Museum is free. Book a ticket before your visit for the best experience, especially during our busy times. We do reserve space for walk-up visitors, but you may have to ...

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 ...