Our own species and Neanderthals split from a common ancestor at least 400,000 years ago. Neanderthals were well adapted to ...

While both groups survived as a whole, many species went extinct. Among the casualties were the shastasaurid ichthyosaurs, a ...

The grave of a young man in Morocco is providing astonishing insights into human culture 15,000 years ago. Buried alongside ...

Revealing the personality of an individual or an intimate group of animals in a thought-provoking or memorable way. Yossi Eshbol (Israel) records a regal-looking jungle cat resting on a small hill, ...

Revealing the personality of an individual or an intimate group of animals in a thought-provoking or memorable way. Antonio Liebana Navarro (Spain) contrasts the crescent-like curved bills of a ...

While cyanobacteria were among the suggested causes of the mass elephant deaths in 2020, evidence tying the microbes to the ...

Father Christmas is coming to the Museum this December! Join us for a unique storytelling experience. Sunday 1 to Sunday 15 December 10.15–11.00, 11.30–12.15, 12.45–3.30, 14.00–14.45, 15.15–16.00 and ...

The only first certain signs that ancient humans were living together came in 2010, when researchers published the complete ...

Evoking atmosphere and a sense of place - with the habitat as a major element of the picture – to convey how an animal is an integral part of its environment. Dhanu Paran (India) looks down on a ...

Wildlife and nature photography lovers from around the globe are invited to have their say and vote for their favourite image to win the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award 2024.

“The People’s Choice Award allows members of the public from across the globe to join the jury and vote for their winning ...

Northern gannets show impressive devotion to each other, pairing for life and returning to the same nest site each year to breed. At the seabird colony on Bempton Cliffs on the Yorkshire coast, Steve ...