As the Earth absorbs more energy from the Sun and reflects less back into space, much of the excess heat is being funnelled ...

The mounds lie north of a feature of Mars known as the Martian dichotomy, where the towering, ancient highlands of the ...

Thousands of mounds and hills in Mars’ barren northern plains are full of clay minerals, providing evidence that the rocks ...

By assessing the fossil record and the dinosaur family tree, the researchers’ models suggest that the first dinosaurs evolved ...

Get a feel for how scientists work by having a go yourself. Come and explore hundreds of real nature specimens that form the evidence Museum scientists use in their work. Science Educators are on hand ...

Cidaris cyathifera Agassiz, in Agassiz & Desor, 1847, p. 329, by original designation [species originally based on spines, but Lambert (1911) figured a test with associated spines]. Distinguished from ...

Killer whales (also called orcas) are apex predators, meaning they are at the top of their food chain. They feed on fish and squid like other odontocetes (toothed whales) do, but will also target ...

With over one million specimens and representing 95% of bird species, the bird collections are amongst the largest and most comprehensive in the world. The museum’s large collection of amphibians and ...

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. His specimens were mounted in seven bound ...

One of the more unusual colourful specimens at the Museum is a reindeer eyeball that has been sliced in half. The iridescent layer is a colour-changing marvel that transformed with the seasons. When ...

Answering the big science questions around climate change and the diversity of life requires lots of data, and our researchers can't gather this alone. You can make a difference. Our community science ...