Latest videos
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What on Earth?Snakes: Super senses, stretchy jaws and deadly venom
Get the answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about these fascinating, slithering reptiles.
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What on Earth?Do birds pee?
What are those milky white splatters – are they pee or poo?
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CollectionsOur LGBTQ+ video tour
Take a virtual tour of the Natural History Museum and explore the astonishing diversity of the natural world.
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DinosaursWhat happens when you find a dinosaur?
If you know what you’re looking at, little bits of bone can add up to something big.
Crafts and activities
By following our quick and simple guides, you could find out how to attract more wildlife to your garden or even discover how to become a palaeoartist.
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British wildlife
How to make a hedgehog house
Follow our instructions to make a simple hedgehog home.
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British wildlife
How to make fat balls for birds
Help your local wild birds to survive winter by putting out these nutritious fat balls.
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British wildlife
How to make a footprint tunnel that reveals what wildlife visits your garden
Have you ever wondered what wildlife wanders through your garden when you're not watching?
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British wildlifeHow to make a log pile to provide shelter for garden wildlife
A log pile can give home and shelter to some of the smaller inhabitants of your garden.
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British wildlife
How to make a pitfall trap to catch insects and other minibeasts
Want to find out what small creatures are crawling around your garden? Follow our steps to set up a simple pitfall trap.
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British wildlife
How to make and use a nature journal to record your wildlife observations
Keeping a nature journal is a great way to record any nature you see.
Surprising science
From bizarre underwater relationships to the regional accents of pigeons, there is plenty about our planet and the universe beyond it that still surprises us. Uncover the oddities of our world.
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Collections
How to restore a 135-year-old-sunfish
Find out what it takes to care for an enormous, scientifically irreplaceable fish.
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What on Earth?Why do goats faint and scream?
Discover the reality behind the ever-popular videos of screaming and fainting goats.
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What on Earth?
Bombardier beetles and their caustic chemical cannon
Meet the beetles that fire a boiling chemical brew at predators that get too close for comfort.
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Dinosaurs
How did Tyrannosaurus rex use its arms?
T. rex forelimbs were tiny but surprisingly muscular - so how were they used?
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What on Earth?Immortal jellyfish: the secret to cheating death
Meet the tiny, gelatinous animal that has found a way to live forever.
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What on Earth?
What is more impressive than a walrus's tusks?
Walruses have a feature that stands out in size - and it's one that humans completely lack.
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What on Earth?
How seals' whiskers help them hunt underwater
Seals have specially shaped whiskers that enable them to hunt effectively even in poor visual conditions.
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British wildlifeDormice use their whiskers to 'see' in the dark
Find out how these arboreal rodents use their whiskers to navigate at night.
Explore the world in 360°
Go on a fossil hunting adventure on the Jurassic Coast or take a look out at the ice sheets of Antarctica through these 360° films.
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British wildlife
360° Scottish beaver trail
Join us on a 360° loch-side walk in Knapdale to look for signs of beavers and learn more about these ecosystem engineers.
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British wildlife
360° urban nature search
Join a bioblitz search for local wildlife in the ruins of Weoley Castle, Birmingham.
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OceansExplore a 360 panorama of Antarctica
Join Dr Adrian Glover as he journeys to the site of a collapsed Antarctic ice shelf. Experience the awe-inspiring view from the ship deck.
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360° fossil-hunting adventure
Go on a virtual fossil hunt along Charmouth Beach.
Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs roamed Earth for around 180 million years, before dying out 66 million years ago. Learn how these giant reptiles of the Mesozoic Era dominated their world and how their feathered descendants still live among us today.
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Dinosaurs
What happens when you find a dinosaur?
If you know what you’re looking at, little bits of bone can add up to something big.
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DinosaursThe Isle of Wight: Welcome to Dinosaur Island
Discover a treasure trove of fossils just off Britain’s south coast.
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Fossil hunting: How to find fossils on the beach
All it takes is a bit of practice and plenty of patience.
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DinosaursWhy were dinosaurs so big? The secrets of titanosaurs' super size
Dinosaurs are the largest land animals to ever live. Titanosaurs were the biggest of them all. Explore how they were able to grow to such a size.
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CollectionsHidden Treasures: Season one of our behind-the-scenes live streams
Catch up on season one of our interactive behind-the-scenes live stream.
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Dinosaurs
How are dinosaur fossils formed?
Even though dinosaurs lived millions of years ago, we know about them thanks to fossils. Watch our animation to find out how dinosaur fossils formed.
British wildlife
The British Isles are home to a huge variety of plants and animals. From the countryside to towns and cities, discover the wildlife on your doorstep.
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What on Earth?
Do birds pee?
What are those milky white splatters – are they pee or poo?
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CollectionsHidden Treasures: Season two of our behind-the-scenes live streams
Explore our collections and discover some of the many specimens you won't see on a regular visit to the Museum.
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British wildlife
How to pond dip
Pond dipping is a wonderful way to look at the creatures that live in and around pond water.
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British wildlife
How to make a log pile to provide shelter for garden wildlife
A log pile can give home and shelter to some of the smaller inhabitants of your garden.
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British wildlifeHow to make a small wildlife pond
A garden pond is one of the best ways you can help Britain's wildlife. You can create one in even the tiniest of gardens.
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British wildlife
How to make a bird bath
Birds need access to water year-round. Help them out by building a simple garden bird bath.
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British wildlifeEnvironmental DNA: what is it and how can it help us protect wildlife?
Find out what eDNA is and how it can be used for conservation.
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British wildlife
How to grow a wildflower pot for pollinators
Growing native wildflowers helps provide the right food for pollinating insects, making life better for your local wildlife.
Space
The natural world extends far beyond Earth's stratosphere. We've gazed at the stars and our solar system for millennia, but there is still much of the cosmos that we have yet to understand.
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What on Earth?The 1883 Krakatau eruption: a year of blue Moons
The mystery of blue Moons lies in the ashes of volcanic eruptions.
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Collections
Space, specimens and dating strategies
This month on #NHM_Live we're putting animal dating strategies to the test.
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SpaceHow did the Moon form?
Before the Earth and Moon, there was a proto-Earth and Theia. Museum planetary science researcher Prof Sara Russell explains the origins of Earth's closest companion.
Oceans
The ocean is the last great unexplored wilderness. These watery worlds are home to an abundance of life. From colourful reefs and kelp forests to the mysteries of the deep sea - explore the world beneath the waves.
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What on Earth?
Immortal jellyfish: the secret to cheating death
Meet the tiny, gelatinous animal that has found a way to live forever.
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What on Earth?
How seals' whiskers help them hunt underwater
Seals have specially shaped whiskers that enable them to hunt effectively even in poor visual conditions.
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British wildlife
Lugworm poos and the secrets they hold
Have you ever noticed the small mounds of sand on a beach at low tide? These are lugworm poos, and they hold a secret.
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British wildlife
How to go rockpooling
Want to explore the life lurking in seashore rock pools? Find out what you need and what you might see.
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OceansDo sharks lay eggs?
Although most sharks give birth to live young, a few lay oddly shaped eggs that occasionally wash up on beaches.
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What on Earth?
What is more impressive than a walrus's tusks?
Walruses have a feature that stands out in size - and it's one that humans completely lack.
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Oceans
Why would a worm live with its enemy?
Deep in the ocean a species of worm is living life on the edge, making its home inside an animal that could eat it.
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What on Earth?Giant isopods: curious crustaceans on the ocean floor
A curator unravels the mystery of the woodlouse's gargantuan deep-sea cousin.
Human evolution
Trace the evolutionary history of humans and discover the research into our past, our future and what makes us human.
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Human evolution
Bringing a Neanderthal to life: the making of our model
Discover the science and art involved in making the Museum's Neanderthal and early modern human models.
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Human evolutionCheddar Man: Mesolithic Britain's blue-eyed boy
What did humans in Britain look like 10,000 years ago?
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Human evolution
The cannibals of Gough's Cave
Dr Silvia Bello tells us about the gruesome yet fascinating behaviour of people living in a Somerset cave 14,700 years ago.
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Human evolution
Tracing our genetic ancestry
Our DNA offers us the chance to look into our ancient past. Discover what six celebrities learned when they had their DNA analysed.
Collections
The Museum houses over 80 million specimens, including meteorites, dinosaur bones and even a giant squid. Hear behind-the-scenes stories about unusual finds, wonders on display and our experts tending to the scientifically important specimens in their care.
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Collections
Our LGBTQ+ video tour
Take a virtual tour of the Natural History Museum and explore the astonishing diversity of the natural world.
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Collections
Hidden Treasures: Season two of our behind-the-scenes live streams
Explore our collections and discover some of the many specimens you won't see on a regular visit to the Museum.
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Collections
Hidden Treasures: Season one of our behind-the-scenes live streams
Catch up on season one of our interactive behind-the-scenes live stream.
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British wildlife
Environmental DNA: what is it and how can it help us protect wildlife?
Find out what eDNA is and how it can be used for conservation.
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How to make a salt dough ammonite fossil
If you can't get out to the beach to find fossils, why not make your own ammonites instead?
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Biodiversity
Flies: The compelling case for why they’re actually fabulous
Did you know that there are more species of fly in the UK than there are mammals on the planet? And they perform some pretty important jobs.
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NewsMantellisaurus: 3D-scanning one of the most complete British dinosaurs
A usually inaccessible dinosaur will be available to researchers around the world.
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British wildlife
How to press flowers
Follow our simple instructions to prepare pressed flowers for craft projects or create your own plant herbarium.
Top picks from the archive
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Collections
Giant squid: from the deep sea to display
Curator Jon Ablett tells the tale of how an elusive monster from the deep came to be one of our popular attractions.
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Oceans
Mystery of the hairy anglerfish’s huge stomach
Follow Museum scientists as they solve the decade-long mystery of a rare anglerfish’s bulging stomach.
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Collections
The art of preserving a fish
Find out how Museum scientists used a new technique to preserve this enormous blue marlin forever.
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Oceans
How to pickle a shark
Follow the journey of a large shark specimen from a beach in Northumberland to being sealed in our spirit collection.
