Imagine yourself back to the time of the dinosaurs. What would you see? We've created a scavenger hunt that will help bring that time to life for you and your family.

A family programme in action, delivered as part of our partnership with the LEGO Group's Build the Change programme, August 2023. We are so grateful for the continued support of our Patrons throughout ...

In this outdoor activity, your class will go on a bug hunt and become zoologists. They will come up with their own classification systems to sort common invertebrates into groups. Find our about ...

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The Natural History Museum is excited to announce the launch of its latest podcast series, The ‘Perfect’ Specimen, a fresh and irreverent take on the natural world, hosted by Museum zoologist Dr ...

Looking back over the past 45 years it is gratifying to see how conservation of the collections has become so necessary and relevant to the work of the Museum. Women in science are being fully ...

The question of whether life exists beyond Earth has captivated humanity for centuries. As our understanding of space has grown, so too has our ability to explore the possibility of life beyond our ...

The Graduate Centre team coordinates Master's and PhD programmes and student administration. We manage training and pastoral care for students and postdoctoral researchers in the Museum. We also help ...

Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) is an analytical technique routinely used to measure major, minor, and trace elements in various sample types and solution matrices.

Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) is used to analyse trace and ultra-trace levels of most metals and some non-metals in rocks, minerals, waters and organic and man-made materials.

REX before being deployed to document hydrothermal vents in Iceland. Credit: Adrian Glover. Focus: Creating a low-cost underwater facility for exploration, research and learning Funding: The Natural ...

The app provides taxonomic data and images of deep-sea species, such as this glowing sucker octopus (Stauroteuthis syrtensis). © David Shale. Focus: Creating a ...