The Natural History Museum, located in London, is one of the most famous and preeminent institutions of its kind in the world. Founded in 1881, the museum is renowned for its comprehensive collections of specimens from various segments of natural history. It houses over 80 million items within five main collections: botany, entomology, mineralogy, paleontology, and zoology. The museum is particularly famous for its exhibition of dinosaur skeletons and ornate architecture—sometimes dubbed a cathedral of nature—and for its iconic centerpiece, the large Diplodocus cast in the main entrance hall, although this was replaced in 2017 by the skeleton of a blue whale to emphasize the museum’s focus on living science as well as history. The museum is also a globally respected research institution, engaged in significant scientific efforts related to understanding biodiversity and natural environments. Through its exhibitions, it aims to educate the public about the natural world, the history of Earth, and the processes that govern life on our planet.
Recent research has shown that the Tridentinosaurus antiquus fossil, once thought to contain preserved skin, is actually a forgery with painted “soft tissues,” highlighting the…
Most detailed and comprehensive family tree to date of frogs created using molecular data. Researchers, including Jeff Streicher, Senior Curator in Charge, Amphibians and Reptiles…
Researchers have digitally reconstructed the skull of Crassigyrinus scoticus, a 330-million-year-old species, revealing a shape similar to a modern crocodile rather than the previously assumed…
An international team led by paleontologist Dr. Andrew J. Moore from Stony Brook University has discovered that Mamenchisaurus sinocanadorum, a Late Jurassic Chinese sauropod dinosaur,…
A new species of armored dinosaur has been described from China. It is the earliest fossil remains from this group to be found in Asia,…
A new dinosaur which formed part of an array of “unusual” creatures has been discovered in Argentina. The new species, Guemesia ochoai, could be the…
The oldest-known meat-eating dinosaur discovered in the UK has been named in honor of trailblazing Museum scientist Angela Milner, who passed away in August 2021….
Venom expert Dr. Ronald Jenner from the Natural History Museum together with his colleague Dr. Eivind Undheim, who is associated with The University of Oslo…
In a new study published in Nature Ecology and Evolution, researchers examined the genomes of more than 400 modern humans to investigate the interbreeding events…
Big animals have the power to change the face of our planet: they sculpt woodlands, power ecosystems and can even help to fertilize the interior…
Flourishing Canaanite palatial site suddenly abandoned 3,700 years ago; new evidence points to earthquake as the probable culprit. A team of Israeli and American researchers…
A satellite has revealed ancient Martian rivers in more detail than ever before. Researchers have spent decades looking for evidence of ancient water on Mars….
An international collaboration, including the Natural History Museum of Utah at the University of Utah, has discovered that early humans in eastern Africa had—by about…
Researchers detail the discovery of a new species of flea beetle, Burumoseria yuae. Nausea, vomiting, and weakness are but a few of the symptoms one…
In a newly published study, researchers from the Natural History Museum provide the first evidence that any organic material, either inside a meteorite or already…
A new species of horned dinosaur has been announced by an international team of scientists. It’s called Spinops sternbergorum and it lived about 76 million…