The passenger pigeon was once the most numerous bird in the world, but in just half a century, it had gone extinct.

This is a very special tiger. He is one of fewer than 400-500 wild, critically endangered Sumatran tigers. It was a huge challenge for Steve to photograph one, as those that have escaped poaching and ...

Boasting natural daylight and a clean aesthetic, our Garden Kitchen brings the outdoors inside.

“Individual footprints are quite commonly found in the UK, especially on the coasts around Sussex, the Isle of Wight and ...

In recognition of the high standard of entries, 25 extra images were selected by the Natural History Museum and put to the public vote. The conditions for photographing at the Norwegian archipelago ...

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Enjoy unrivalled views of the Museum’s famous architecture, browse our selection of incredible specimens in the Cabinet of Curiosities, and see copies of Mary Anning's original sketches and letters on ...

The Quadrantid meteor shower is active from late December 2024 to early January 2025. It will peak on 3–4 January. Read on for tips on how to catch the best view of this stunning shower from planetary ...

The digital revolution has transformed biodiversity research, with millions of plant photos and associated metadata becoming available from diverse sources. These include scanned botanical literature, ...

The mid Cretaceous (Albian to Cenomanian) saw dramatic environmental change. Globally, it was a period of warming and sea level rise. In northern Europe this time period marked the change from ...

With their impressive diversity of eye morphology, gastropods are emerging as valuable models to study the evolution of vision in line with environmental constraints. However, little is known about ...