There’s always incredible variety in the work of a curator with each day different from the next. Much of this work goes on behind the scenes at the Museum and is unseen. It’s important to share these ...

The early mammals living alongside the dinosaurs might have all had dark-coloured fur. Living a nocturnal lifestyle, the animals’ colours would have helped them blend into the night. Dark brown was in ...

In seabirds, the evidence is clearer. Nanoplastics have been linked with organ damage in sable shearwaters and are known to alter their blood chemistry. However, a lot of previous research only ...

Genetic changes that can increase the yield of one crop don’t necessarily work for others, even if they’re close relatives.

As part of its seventh carbon budget, which establishes emission targets for 2038-2042, the CCC predicts that electrifying ...

While many people might leap at the chance of an adventure, deep sea scientist Dr María Belén Arias Mella was on holiday and initially concerned when she saw the name of her team leader, Dr Adrian ...

Researchers have discovered that a neglected moth was originally collected almost 170 years ago by Alfred Russell Wallace, and have now used it to help describe a further 11 new species. The story ...

Scientists were able to prove that rather than being a single neglected species, Topiris is in fact a genus of 14 species, including 11 species which are new to science. A moth neglected by experts ...