The Natural History Museum （London）

Meet Museum scientist, Natalie Cooper, and learn how this historic specimen is giving us a unique insight into the lives of these ocean giants. Join us to discover the wonderful world of whales. The Museum’s iconic blue whale skeleton, now taking pride of place in the centre of Hintze Hall, is still providing valuable information […]

Presented using Makaton, meet some of the animals from Ranger Stu’s zoo including a northern white-faced owl, a Burmese python, a tenrec and a millipede. Video playback can be slowed down and captions can be turned on. These actions can be found on the bottom right of the video. Dawnosaurs Online is a free event […]

Don’t be fooled by their calm exterior, plants have a dark side. Join us as we look at the different ways carnivorous plants catch their food and discover the ones you can see growing wild in Britain. —————- The Natural History Museum in London is home to over 80 million specimens, including meteorites, dinosaur bones […]

Biodiversity is the name we give to the variety and amount of all life on Earth. All living things exist within their own communities, or ecosystems – oceans, forests, deserts, ice caps and even cities. All this put together is biodiversity: the volume of life on Earth as well as how different species interact with […]

Meet Museum entomologist Gavin Broad for this live talk about wasps. There is more to wasps than that yellow and black insect ready to ruin our picnics! Website: http://www.nhm.ac.uk Twitter: http://twitter.com/NHM_London Facebook: http://fb.com/naturalhistorymuseum Instagram: http://instagram.com/natural_history_museum source

Do we have Neanderthal DNA? Join human origins expert Professor Chris Stringer to find out what new research is telling us about these ancient inhabitants of Europe and Asia – from how they were related to us to what led to their extinction. Find out what genetic data shows about ancient interbreeding and how closely […]

Join us for this live stream event and learn step-by-step how to paint Hope the blue whale. Discover interesting facts about biodiversity and sustainability as you paint and sip along at home. Hope’s 25-metre skeleton, suspended in Hintze Hall in a majestic swooping posture, is an astonishing reminder of the fragility of life and the […]

Celebrate Biodiversity Week and find out more about the natural world around you in this live discussion with Museum scientists. —————- The Natural History Museum in London is home to over 80 million specimens, including meteorites, dinosaur bones and a giant squid. Our channel brings the Museum to you – from what goes on behind […]

Join the virtual herd for an evening delving into social animals, collective nouns and the needs of the many. Grab a drink, turn on your computer, and join us for our first Lates online. source

This live talk with palaeontologist Lorna Steel answers these croc questions and more: How ancient are these creatures? What was the earliest croc and how have they changed throughout history? —————- The Natural History Museum in London is home to over 80 million specimens, including meteorites, dinosaur bones and a giant squid. Our channel brings […]