Natural History

Nature

Snoozing polar bear: Dreamy wildlife photo wins prize

A shot of a sleeping polar bear has won the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People's Choice Award.

07/02/2024

Nature

Palaeontologists uncover a new species of flying reptile in Scotland

'Misty-wing': The Isle of Sky is becoming a key place for unlocking pterosaur evolution.

06/02/2024

Culture news

Sounds of the Year shortlist celebrates creative and everyday noises

Categories include Best Natural Sound, Disappearing Sound, Best Sound Innovation In Everyday Life and Most Unpleasant Sound.

11/05/2023

Design

American Museum of Natural History in New York opens new wing

The Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education and Innovation is the new wing of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. It houses some 4 million species and opens its doors today.

04/05/2023

Nature

Take a look at 5 stunning animal photos that captured people’s hearts

A ghostly snow leopard, playful polar bear and tragic baby monkey were voted top in the Natural History Museum competition.

09/02/2023

Destinations

Croatia drops all entry rules: Here are the 9 best places to visit

In partnership with Croatia

From castles, churches and theatres to food, wine and music, we've put together a list of nine places you should visit to get your dose of Croatian culture.

04/05/2022

Green News

Here's what 4 teenagers think about the UK's new climate change exam

Exclusive or accessible? Here’s what young people feel about the new Natural History GCSE.

21/04/2022

Culture news

Sharks exhibition in New York aims to change the 'jaws' image

The exhibition will be open until August 14, 2022, at New York's American Museum of Natural History.

12/01/2022

Nature

Do hippo bones prove the Arabian desert was once covered in water?

Archaeologists have uncovered stone tools and hippopotamus bones near ancient lake beds on the Arabian Peninsula.

08/09/2021

Green News

This 4000-year-old beetle is returning to the UK due to climate change

The Oak Capricorn Beetle went extinct in the British Isles, but our warming climate could mean its impending return.

08/02/2021

World News

Earth-moving research charts one billion years of tectonic plate movement

Tectonic plates are irregular-shaped slabs of solid rock which can vary massively in size from a few hundred to thousands of kilometers across

03/02/2021

Green News

Newly discovered beetle named after Greta Thunberg

The Natural History Museum in London has chosen to honour the young climate campaigner.

25/10/2019

Living

Climate change: schoolchildren findings from 100 years ago resurface

In 1896, thousands of Nova Scotia schoolchildren began reporting their findings in nature as they walked to and from school.

14/04/2019

Living

Food served with a 60 million-year old history

A Jordanian geophysicist has transformed a 60 million-year-old cave into a restaurant.

09/01/2019

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Two dinosaur skeletons reconstructed ahead of Paris auction

Two fossilised dinosaur skeletons dating back to the Jurassic period were assembled in Paris on Tuesday ahead of an auction next week

14/11/2018

World News

558 million-year-old fossil is world's oldest known animal: Report

The discovery dates the presence of animals of Earth 20 million years earlier than previously thought.

21/09/2018