A new species of dinosaur, Enigmacursor mollyborthwickae, a two-legged herbivore from the famous Morrison Formation in the USA, has been officially recognised by science – and from Thursday 26 June is ...

A small dinosaur that once dashed along North American riverbanks has found a new home in London. The new species, named ...

Nonetheless, there’s a slight ring of truth to the attacks on Amity Island. Jaws was partially inspired by a real-life series of shark attacks in New Jersey, USA, in 1916. Five people were attacked ...

Garden snails and aphids are venomous animals. This is the startling outcome of a new study that argues for a radical shift in how we think about venom. It proposes a wider definition that would also ...

Ophiocordyceps are named because they infect the brain of their hosts to then manipulate the ant’s behaviour. Zombie-ant fungi have gained widespread recognition as the inspiration behind the ...

The fossil fungi are from the same family as Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, also known as the zombie-ant fungus, which has gained widespread recognition as the inspiration behind the popular ...

Jerwood Gallery, South Kensington. Download a map. Get ready to immerse yourself in the epic tale of people and planet in this new 360° experience, presented by Sir David Attenborough. Watch as the ...

Visuals will be projected onto all four walls as well as onto the floor of the large room. These include high-contrast and moving patterns, but no flashing images in the 16–25Hz range. Throughout ...

Early pterosaurs loved temperate and humid habitats – and it might explain why their fossils are hard to find today.

The collection provides fascinating insights on a variety of social and scientific subjects such as glaciology, anthropology, astrobiology, socialism, land reform and spiritualism. It also reveals ...

It’s not surprising that the extinct, 24.3-metre-long shark Otodus megalodon is so popular. Imagining our oceans patrolled by a predatory fish three times the size of the great white shark from the ...

Scientists from the Natural History Museum have unravelled the geological mysteries behind jadarite, a rare lithium-bearing mineral with the potential to power Europe's green energy transition which, ...