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Sea star wasting disease has devastated starfish populations in North America, driving some species to the brink of ...
A human species arrived on the island of Sulawesi in southeast Asia more than 800,000 years earlier than previously known.
Scientists are retracing the journeys of century-old Antarctic expeditions to discover how the Earth has changed.
From today, visitors to London’s Natural History Museum can get up close to the Xenomorph egg from FX’s highly anticipated upcoming series, Alien: Earth. Visitors and fans alike can bear witness to ...
By 2031, the Museum will have unveiled two stunning new galleries and transformed four existing ones – creating beautiful new spaces to share its treasures from the natural world with over a million ...
This overgrazing by deer and other herbivores has held back the recovery of woodlands, peatlands and heathlands across the British Isles. In the face of the ongoing biodiversity crisis, reintroducing ...
The potato came from a chance natural interbreeding event between the ancestors of today’s tomatoes and those of a closely related group called Etuberosum. A groundbreaking international study has ...
Energy efficiency is one of the simplest ways to save money and reduce emissions. Small tweaks at home can lead to big ...
Wasps may sometimes interrupt our picnics, but they have important benefits for your garden and the countryside, from natural pest control to pollinating flowers.
Join us on a fun-filled adventure especially designed for young explorers aged 4–7. This 45-minute, interactive guided tour brings our fascinating specimens to life with exciting stories and hands-on ...
Many regions of the deep sea are currently being explored for the potential to mine them for minerals, but it is still largely unknown what actually lives on the seabed. Two new papers have looked at ...
The development of early human ancestors may not have been the result of a high meat diet. A new analysis has looked at multiple sites which show evidence of early humans and found something ...