An ancient reptile once thought to be an early turtle ancestor actually belonged to an entirely different group.

Fossil fragments found in the UK have been identified as remains of the largest scorpions ever. Measuring over a metre in length, Praearcturus gigas was among the first large predators to ever stalk ...

Tracks left by some of the earliest complex animals are giving new insights into how they experienced the world. New research reveals how these creatures started to understand their surroundings, ...

Natural selection is a mechanism of evolution. Organisms that are more adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and pass on the genes that aided their success. This process causes ...

A species is a distinct group of organisms and the most basic unit used to measure life on Earth. However, there’s no single definition of a species, meaning this vital concept in biology can be ...

Our future depends on the natural world. But we’re facing a planetary emergency. We’re losing green spaces, animals and plants to deforestation, exploitation, urbanisation and global warming. But hope ...

This pocket bumblebee identification guide is an easy-to-use key designed to help you identify the six most common UK bumblebee species by looking at the insects' colour patterns. Want to find out ...

Join our Science and Learning Teams to explore the range of habitats in our vibrant Nature Discovery Garden. From creepy crawlies to beautiful birds, there are so many creatures who call our gardens ...

Dive beneath the surface of ancient seas and you’ll find a world teeming with giant reptiles, armour-plated fish and predators with jaws wide enough to swallow you whole.

Over the last two decades there has been a revolution in the study of dinosaurs after it was discovered that some of these extinct animals were feathered. Exactly how many dinosaurs had feathers has ...

The world's largest lizard, the Komodo dragon, could disappear in the next century as rising sea levels threaten to submerge its habitat. It joins a number of iconic species, including the tiger, ...

The controlled use of fire is one of the reasons our species was able to survive and spread around the world. But the newly unearthed evidence of the earliest fire-making shows that we were not the ...