For a brief period of a few weeks in the summer, male stag beetles (Lucanus cervus) fly in search of a mate. They use their spectacular jaws to wow the ladies and conduct dramatic duels with their ...

Ocean acidification can negatively affect marine life, causing organisms' shells and skeletons made from calcium carbonate to dissolve. The more acidic the ocean, the faster the shells dissolve. By ...

My professional history started back in Brazil, first as a high school teacher, then a University lecturer, and I have over 30 years’ experience with herbarium collections, collecting and identifying ...

Marmoretta is a stem lepidosaur, an early relative of the group containing all lizards and snakes as well as an unusual reptile known as the tuatara. Lepidosaurs are one of the two main reptile groups ...

Taforalt cave, also called Grotte des Pigeons, is a globally important site. It contains the graves of over 30 ancient humans ...

Find answers to your big nature questions. Delve into stories about our research, scientists and the collections we care for. Uncover the history of life on Earth, from the smallest insects to the ...

Geo had encountered large numbers of jellyfish before, but this time the numbers were astonishing. ‘I was captivated by the rhythmic contractions of their bells as they danced up a storm,’ says Geo.

The Natural History Museum hosted a formal ceremony on 10 April 2025 with Australia’s Department of Infrastructure, Transport ...

The fossil expands the Denisovan's known range by thousands of kilometres and provides new insights into how this species looked.