The oldest signs of a spider-like brain have been found in an ancient marine fossil. It shows that the key brain features of ...

The crest of Mirasaura was made of 16 feather-like structures that together formed a fan longer than the animal’s torso. Out of the numerous fossils unearthed, the longest crest is 15 centimetres long ...

This year we’re celebrating the sixtieth anniversary of our world-renowned Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.

The presence of other dinosaur footprints among the ceratopsians has led researchers to believe that these trackways could show the first evidence of mixed-species herding behaviour in dinosaurs. This ...

“We’ve always known that the first solid parts of planets, or ‘planetesimals’, must form further back in time at earlier ...

Soft tissues are preserved along one side of the metre-long flipper where it’s believed to have been pressed into the sediments of the seafloor shortly after the animal’s death. This provided an ...

Nature enthusiasts of all ages are invited to celebrate the first anniversary of the Natural History Museum’s transformed gardens with a free, family-friendly BioBlitz, a vibrant day of nature ...

Are humans made of stardust? Stars that go supernova are responsible for creating many of the elements of the periodic table, including those that make up our bodies. Planetary scientist and stardust ...

Our Trainee Teacher Days give student teachers an on-site, hands-on understanding of what makes a school trip both educational and unforgettable.

While animals existed before the Cambrian Explosion, in a period known as the Ediacaran, they’ve been hard to study as they rarely fossilise. Generally, the only reminders of these animals are trace ...

First 1,000 schools in England take students outside to participate in global biodiversity research We use cookies to give you the best online experience. We use them to improve our website and ...