Some of the most basic building blocks of the solar system are missing from one of its most dangerous asteroids.

A new species of sail-backed dinosaur has been named after a famous sailor.

One of the papers is the first major study of the chemistry of Bennu, published today in Nature Astronomy, revealing that the sample is chemically primitive and contains a mixture of materials with ...

Moon rock collected on the last Apollo mission is revealing more about one of the Moon’s most unusual structures, the Light ...

This overgrazing by deer and other herbivores has held back the recovery of woodlands, peatlands and heathlands across the ...

Energy efficiency is one of the simplest ways to save money and reduce emissions. Small tweaks at home can lead to big ...

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 ...

Scientists are retracing the journeys of century-old Antarctic expeditions to discover how the Earth has changed.

The Museum's specialist team prepares and analyses biological, geological and synthetic material for staff, scientific visitors and consultancy projects.

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 ...

Sloane’s Jamaican collections comprise 1,589 dried plant specimens collected by Sir Hans Sloane (1660-1753) during his voyage to Jamaica from 1687 to 1689.

Were woolly mammoths a victim of hunting by humans or did their extinction have more to do with an apparent fondness for buttercups?