An unassuming fragment of fossil bone collected four decades ago has turned out to be the first piece of dinosaur bone ever ...

Exploring research into the historical contribution of female artists to natural history illustration, challenging ...

Dinosaur backbone is the first found on the icy continent, and belongs to a titanosaur around 6–7 meters in length. First ever dinosaur remains found in Antarctica described Fossil belongs to an ...

New study suggests Europe’s largest bony fishes once bred in the UK, and could be reintroduced to restore the country’s lost biodiversity. Atlantic and European sturgeon are native British species ...

Children and young people across England are being invited to collect vital data on what lives and grows on school sites – something that has until now, remained largely unknown. During the first ever ...

The UK is home to two squirrel species – the Eurasian red squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris, and the grey squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis. The species you’re more likely to see scampering through the trees or ...

In August 1768, under the command of then-Lieutenant James Cook, HMS Endeavour and her crew set sail for Tahiti to observe the transit of Venus - before opening sealed orders for a secret assignment.

Now in its sixth decade, Wildlife Photographer of the Year sees photographers from across the globe set out to document nature’s most incredible moments. It’s the biggest nature photography ...

From music hall to posing pouch, the Victorian strongman (and dreamboat) Eugen Sandow rose to fame as an international celebrity and sex symbol during the close of the nineteenth century. His stardom ...

To celebrate the release of PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie in cinemas from Friday 7 August, we’re hosting a paw-some prehistoric pop-up shop that’s guaranteed to deliver a dino-mite time! As well as the ...

From badger setts melting snow to a robin defending its territory through song, we’ll show you the signs to look out for to identify wildlife at this time of year. Then have a go at trying to spot ...