Natural History Museum scientist Professor Anjali Goswami has been appointed as the new Chief Science Advisor at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and will take up the ...

The researchers managed to extract DNA from the teeth and bones from two of the burials. They found that as humans migrated ...

While the red listing of more mushrooms and their relatives has been welcomed, the results paint a worrying picture. Almost a ...

Research like this is important for showing that insect numbers are declining, but they aren’t designed to pinpoint why it’s ...

Researchers have revisited a remote site in the Pacific Ocean that was used as a test for deep-sea mining in the 1970s. They ...

Insects are the dominant form of animal life on our planet, providing humans and wildlife with pollination, food, and recycling services but, despite concerns about population declines, little is ...

New observations have revealed early signs of UV light illuminating the cosmos more than 13 billion years ago.

Increasing ocean temperatures can cause corals to expel the nutrient-providing algae that they have a symbiotic relationship with. This means coral lose their colour, in what is known as a bleaching ...

The Tsiino Hiiwiida: unveiling multiple dimensions of plant and fungal biodiversity of the Upper Rio Negro project will accelerate the discovery of plants and fungi in one of the least explored ...

The Natural History Museum’s new permanent gallery, Fixing Our Broken Planet, opens tomorrow, Thursday 3 April Visitors will explore the biggest challenges facing the planet and discover ...