Biodiversity
Creating molecular and digital tools to explore biodiversity.
Our work
Museum scientists described 351 new species in 2022. The list of new species includes this minute parasitoid Megaphragma wasps. © Andrew Polaszek
Museum scientists are researching Earth's life and geology, using the collections and cutting-edge techniques.
Anthropocene and sustainability
Exploring new sources of food, predicting the spread of disease and finding scarce elements.
Discovery, origins and evolution
Studying our natural history specimens reveals the past, present and future of life, the solar system and Earth.
Digital collections
Digitising the 80 million specimens in the Museum's collections and providing open access to the digital data through our Data Portal.
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