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.

Sea star wasting disease has devastated starfish populations in North America, driving some species to the brink of extinction. New research has identified Vibrio pectenicida bacteria as the cause of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

“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 potato came from a chance natural interbreeding event between the ancestors of today’s tomatoes and those of a closely related group called Etuberosum.

Ichthyosaurs may have been able to hide their approach from their prey. A newly studied fossil reveals that Temnodontosaurus’s flippers had unique adaptations to reduce noise underwater not seen ...