UK’s hidden biodiversity could be revealed by technology that samples the air for DNA ( www.nhm.ac.uk )
Every moment of every day, living organisms are constantly shedding their DNA into the air around them....
Eleven ways to help birds in towns and cities ( www.nhm.ac.uk )
Many birds are struggling not only due to the spread of urban areas but because of how we now construct our buildings....
Organic compost and diverse gardens are best for the UK’s earthworms ( www.nhm.ac.uk )
One of the largest investigations into UK earthworms has revealed how we can all support the vital work of these creatures....
Rewild the soil: The largest urban rewilding project is going underground ( www.nhm.ac.uk )
The largest urban rewilding project in the UK is happening on an old golf course....
River restoration is encouraging Atlantic salmon to return to heart of UK ( www.nhm.ac.uk )
The return of spawning salmon to the rivers of Derbyshire is a real conservation success story. After centuries of intensive river management by the county’s burgeoning factories, the fish were driven extinct in many of its waterways....
Survey calendar for beginners ( www.nhm.ac.uk )
If you want to help track the wildlife in your city’s green areas, you can use our calendar to find easy surveys that suit your schedule and skill level....
Sea ice algae on which Arctic animals rely under threat from climate change ( www.nhm.ac.uk )
Serotine bats have sex unlike any other mammal ( www.nhm.ac.uk )
Natural History Museum of London ( www.nhm.ac.uk )
This is by far the most user friendly map of a museum I have ever seen. Out of the big four I'm visiting soon, the V&A's map is terrible, the Science Museum's is more like an ad brochure, and the British Museum's is okay....