Ever wanted to know what a bullet ant sting feels like, without putting yourself through the pain? Wondering what’s worse, the sting of a fire ant or warrior wasp? You’ve come to the right place.

Focusing on nature’s occupation or cohabitation in a human-dominated environment, whether capturing the magic of the commonplace or the surprise of the unexpected or normally unseen. Wim van den ...

We aim to provide a friendly, accessible environment for everyone and the widest access possible to our buildings, exhibitions and collections. For more information about access, please call us on +44 ...

The 7-metre-long Baa-Ewe Tapestry, inspired by the iconic Bayeux Tapestry and featuring Shaun and friends, has been unveiled by Tom Daley at the Natural History Museum ahead of the cinema release of ...

Blue whales eat krill - tiny, shrimp-like crustaceans that live throughout Earth's oceans. The huge whales can eat up to four tonnes of krill every day. Blue whales lunge through large swarms of krill ...

Famous fossil hunter Mary Anning found more than just extinct animals on Dorset’s coastline. Coprolites are the fossilised faeces of animals that lived millions of years ago. They’re trace fossils, ...

From tiny Chihuahuas to huge Saint Bernards, dogs come in all shapes and sizes! But they didn’t always lie on our sofas and wear Christmas jumpers. In fact, it’s hard to believe that the ancestors of ...

They could beat a horse in a race and survive a blizzard. No challenge is too much for these butterflies and moths. Beating the competition is everything. It’s forced some species to grow faster, ...

The botany collection holds an estimated 5.25 million specimens of algae, bryophytes, ferns, seed plants, lichens and slime moulds from all over the world. The collection spans a period from the ...

Our audio guide brings to life the stories of our gardens, connecting you with the nature that surrounds you in our urban oasis. Alongside described navigation, you’ll hear interviews not only with ...

The UK Species Inventory is a database of all UK wildlife and it provides the taxonomic foundation for most biological recording and analysis systems. The Natural History Museum maintains this ...

English botanical artist, collector and photographer Anna Atkins was the first person to illustrate a book with photographic images. Her nineteenth-century cyanotypes used light exposure and a simple ...