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Wildlife Photographer of the Year Open now. Book your tickets. Travel through 4.6 billion years of our planet's history and help protect its future. Get your free ticket. Ticket holders skip the queues. Exhibitions not included in free admission – must be booked separately. Open …
What's on - Natural History Museum
Secrets of the Natural History Museum Tour. Adorned with imposing gargoyles, intricate carvings and high, decorative ceilings. Join us for a special tour as we look at the fascinating stories hidden within the architecture of our iconic building. Various dates and times. Adult: £15, Member: £12.
Visit us - Natural History Museum
Get your free ticket. Welcome to the Natural History Museum at South Kensington. Open daily 10.00-17.50. (last entry 17.30) Closed 24-26 December. Tickets. Visiting the Natural History Museum is free. Book a ticket before your visit for the best experience, especially during our busy times. We do reserve space for walk-up visitors, but you may ...
‘One of a kind’ fossil from the age of dinosaurs reveals roots of …
1 天前 — Why is the discovery of Navaornis significant?. As well as being exceptionally well-preserved, the discovery of this fossil has huge significance as the brain structure of Navaornis is almost exactly intermediate between Archaeopteryx and modern birds. Before this latest fossil, knowledge of this evolutionary transition was practically non-existent.
About us - Natural History Museum
About us. The Natural History Museum is a world-class visitor attraction and leading science research centre. We use our unique collections and unrivalled expertise to tackle the biggest challenges facing the world today. We care for more than 80 million objects spanning billions of years and welcome more than five million visitors annually.
Discover - Natural History Museum
2010年10月9日 — Take a virtual tour of the Natural History Museum and explore the astonishing diversity of the natural world. Dinosaurs. If you know what you’re looking at, little bits of bone can add up to something big. Science news. The story of how animals first set foot out of the water and onto land just became more complex.
Climate change threatens nearly half of all corals with extinction
1 天前 — Scientists have sounded the alarm for the health of the world’s coral reefs. An update to the Red List of corals by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), announced at the COP29 climate summit, revealed that 44% of coral species are now threatened with extinction.This is a sharp increase from the previous assessment, published in 2008, which found a third of corals ...
Our science - Natural History Museum
Our unique collections and world-class expertise are helping to tackle the biggest challenges facing the world today. Find out how you can access our world-renowned collections as well as our data, library, labs and other science facilities. Study alongside Museum scientists in …
Human evolution - Natural History Museum
Human evolution. Wanting to understand who we are, where we come from and how we evolved is part of what makes us human. This an exciting time to be examining human evolution. Intriguing fossil and archaeological discoveries, combined with innovative techniques and DNA research, are transforming scientists' understanding of our ancient past.
Molluscs could have been the first animals to venture on land
2024年11月7日 — Fossil evidence reveals that molluscs may have been among the first animals to spend time out of the water, overturning the popular theory that arthropods were the undisputed early land pioneers. The colonisation of land by animals was a landmark event in the history of life on Earth. The first animals to set foot out of the oceans were ...