“There are two main walking gaits. One resembles a traditional walk. The other is called crutching, where the larger pectoral fins support most of the body weight. The fish swings these fins forward, ...

UK and Thai scientists have met government officials and NGOs in Bangkok, Thailand this week to build resilience in the nation’s seaweed industry against impacts of climate change, as severe flooding ...

Enter one of our beautiful collection spaces – the Earth Sciences Library. This is a rare occasion to see treasures from one of the greatest collections of books, manuscripts and artworks about the ...

In 1788, the European colonisation of Australia began with the arrival of 11 ships from the UK. The landing began a rapid transformation of the country. Some species were wiped out entirely, while ...

Mostly written in Latin, the information held in Solander’s manuscripts have received less attention than the drawings from the voyage. Through their digitisation and transcription, the information ...

But if one of these birds were to go extinct, then it wouldn’t necessarily cause the forest ecosystem to collapse, as the seeds of the fruit might be dispersed by another species. This helps to buffer ...

Published in Nature, the research compiled data for nearly 3,700 bird species from 1,200 sites across the world, revealing that habitat modification, such as urbanisation and agricultural expansion, ...

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

It’s been more than half a century since humans last walked on the Moon, but we’re on the verge of doing so again.

We are a partner of the Centre for Ecology and Evolution, which runs a series of annual events to foster collaboration between researchers in London.

Ocean acidification can negatively affect marine life, causing organisms' shells and skeletons made from calcium carbonate to dissolve. The more acidic the ocean, the faster the shells dissolve. By ...

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 ...