There’s always incredible variety in the work of a curator with each day different from the next. Much of this work goes on behind the scenes at the Museum and is unseen. It’s important to share these ...

The Natural History Museum Ice Rink has now closed. After an incredible 16 years of ice skating at the Museum, the five-acre gardens on which the rink used to sit have now been transformed into a hub ...

The early mammals living alongside the dinosaurs might have all had dark-coloured fur. Living a nocturnal lifestyle, the animals’ colours would have helped them blend into the night. Dark brown was in ...

In seabirds, the evidence is clearer. Nanoplastics have been linked with organ damage in sable shearwaters and are known to alter their blood chemistry. However, a lot of previous research only ...

Birds are the soundtrack to our mornings, they soar through our skies and swoop around our streets, but how well do we really know our feathered friends?

Illustrating how the graphic nature and tonal range of black-and-white photography can simplify elements, emphasise form or create drama, whatever the subject. As spring awakens in the upland birch ...

Specialisms: History of Collections, Mammal collections, Wet Curation, Marsupials, Monotremes, Taxidermy, Curation As Senior Curator in Charge of Mammals, my ...

I am a mineralogist who studies the crystal-chemistry, atomic-structure and stability of minerals. These properties enable us to constrain the geochemical and geological conditions under which the ...

While many people might leap at the chance of an adventure, deep sea scientist Dr María Belén Arias Mella was on holiday and initially concerned when she saw the name of her team leader, Dr Adrian ...

Responsible for the management of the Lepidoptera collections (80,000 drawers, 10 million+ specimens) including management of five curators.

Genetic changes that can increase the yield of one crop don’t necessarily work for others, even if they’re close relatives.