Two species of seal live in the UK all year round – the grey seal and the harbour seal. These earless seals are found around much of our coastline and sometimes venture into our rivers too. The grey ...

The century-long story of two blue whale vertebrae can now be told for the first time, revealing their part in helping to ban ...

Scientists working on the Arctic archipelago’s largest island, Spitsbergen, uncovered a 249-million-year-old bonebed on the ...

Research published in the journal Comptes Rendus Palevol has identified that the vertebrae belong to a new species named ...

When snow falls on the ice sheet, where subzero temperatures ensure it doesn’t melt. Antarctic temperatures regularly reach ...

This gallery activity guide can be used to enhance the themes and specimens found in the Fossil Marine Reptiles Gallery. A convenient booklet for use on-gallery. Useful to cut out for workbooks. Dr ...

Listed below are some of our most popular galleries with schools. Some have related teaching resources you can download. You can browse the full list and download a map on our Explore the Museum page.

A new fossil fungus discovered in Scotland shows evidence of plants and fungi sharing nutrients to survive on land.

The images ‘Cat Amongst the Flamingos’ and ‘Ocean Lion’, included in the sixty-first Wildlife Photographer of the Year, have been withdrawn from our competition, including our exhibition in South ...

Leave the exhibition the way that you came in. You’re welcome to explore other galleries at Tring. You can either take the lift in front of you or move through Gallery 1 to the entrance and go up the ...

Researchers from the Natural History Museum and University of Cambridge have identified a new species of ancient symbiotic fungus preserved within a 407-million-year-old plant fossil from Scotland.

Join us February half-term as we delve into the fascinating world of cold-blooded animals. Take an up-close look at and handle our specimens in this free-flowing tabletop activity. Touch their scales ...