The Natural History Museum today celebrates construction commencing at its new state-of-the-art collections, research and digitisation centre.

New research has looked at the impact of higher ocean temperatures of Prochlorococcus, a bacteria which carries out as much ...

Whilst in the newly transformed gardens, Their Royal Highnesses joined some of the students for outdoor learning activities.

Together, the evolution of thumbnails and claws might have helped rodents to eat different foods and enter new environments, from climbing trees to digging underground. This adaptability has allowed ...

Despite the impression that there’s not much living at the planet’s poles, they support hugely productive waters. This is why, for example, many species of whales will migrate to the colder waters to ...

Sam discovered the best way to photograph the mice inhabiting London’s Underground was to lie on the platform and wait. He only saw them fight over scraps of food dropped by passengers a few times, ...

House spider - Tegenaria species Overall size: up to 120mm Season: These spiders are usually seen in the autumn months when males leave their webs in search of females. They frequently enter homes ...

Even though dinosaurs lived millions of years ago, we know about them thanks to fossils. Watch our animation to find out how fossils form and why dinosaur fossils are rare compared to fossils of ...

Their Royal Highnesses The Prince and Princess of Wales visited the Natural History Museum’s gardens today, where they heard from students transforming their school grounds from ‘grey to green’ ...

Daddy long legs spider - Pholcus phalangioides Overall size: up to 45mm Season: all year round A large spider, but with a very small greyish body and long thin legs. They prefer the warm and constant ...

Tumbleweeds are movie icons. We often see them rolling along in vast and desolate landscapes, acting as the supporting cast in scenes featuring Stetson-wearing cowboys. While tumbleweeds may be no ...

Sharks don’t have bones. Their skeletons are made of cartilage - the same soft, flexible stuff as your ears and the tip of your nose are made of. This is true for all sharks, from the formidable great ...