A human species arrived on the island of Sulawesi in southeast Asia more than 800,000 years earlier than previously known.

Sea star wasting disease has devastated starfish populations in North America, driving some species to the brink of ...

The presence of other dinosaur footprints among the ceratopsians has led researchers to believe that these trackways could ...

“We’ve finally solved the mystery of where potatoes came from.” The paper describing the hybridisation event has been published in the journal Cell. Domestic potatoes are incredibly diverse, but it ...

The oldest signs of a spider-like brain have been found in an ancient marine fossil. It shows that the key brain features of ...

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.

Since their transformation and reopening in July 2024, the Natural History Museum’s gardens have welcomed over five million visitors i n just 12 months, cementing their place as one of central ...

With up to a 97% hunting success rate, dragonflies are one of the top predators on Earth. In the UK, dragonflies are a ...

Find the Jurassic World Rebirth pop-up shop space at the back of our main shop, just off Hintze Hall. The space is free to visit, but you can book a free admission ticket to the Museum to guarantee ...

Human remains from across north-western Europe indicate that cannibalism was a funerary practice. ©The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London ...