Finding out exactly when feathers evolved, and which animals had them, could offer important new insights into the distant past.

Packed with contemporary science from our world-leading researchers, our new gallery explores practical, nature-based ...

‘No Access’, British photographer Ian Wood’s perfectly timed capture of an ambling Eurasian badger glancing up at some rather ...

The UK Species Inventory is a database of all UK wildlife and it provides the taxonomic foundation for most biological recording and analysis systems. The Natural History Museum maintains this ...

Teach Rex use life-like dinosaurs to perform their show about the anatomy and life of Tyrannosaurus rex, one the most amazing creatures to have ever roamed our planet. The show delves into the jaws of ...

“Birds-of-paradise are a charismatic group that has evolved numerous plumage traits that aid in signalling and reproduction,” says Rene. “They’ve evolved bright metallic-looking feathers that shine ...

This 5-lesson course, suitable for KS2 classes and co-created with the LEGO Group, explores how humans impact the planet, using the example of birds. Watch short clips of Greta Thunberg, Museum ...

The geographic, stratigraphic and historical coverage of the seven million vertebrate, invertebrate and plant fossils in the Museum's palaeontology collection make it globally important. Our ...

Walter was born into a prominent banking family, but he had little interest in finance. Instead he pursued his childhood passion for collecting natural history specimens to a zenith. Born in 1868, ...

The Museum's botany collection holds an estimated 5.25 million specimens of algae, bryophytes, ferns, seed plants, lichens and slime moulds from all over the world. The botanical collection spans a ...

Gentle giant or fierce meat-eater: which dinosaur shared your habits? Answer these questions to find out.

Browse the oldest and most important entomology collection in the world with over 30 million insects. Gathered over 300 years, these specimens are key to telling the history of collecting, the science ...