The Latest Breaking News from the Natural History Museum

A Chinese woman has been arrested and charged over the September theft of gold worth more than €1.5 million from the Natural History Museum in Paris, one of several recent break-ins targeting high-profile French cultural institutions, a prosecutor said on Tuesday.

Iida Turpeinen’s novel has been a sensation in her native Finland. On the eve of its UK publication, she talks about her compulsion to tell of the sociable giant’s plight

South African photographer Wim van den Heever has received this year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year award for his image of a brown hyena outside a ruined diamond mining town.

These little spotted beetles are looking for a comfortable new home for the winter – and it could be yours

Homo sapiens may have emerged at least half a million years earlier than previously thought

The Natural History Museum's limited-edition Pokémon pop-up shop launches in London on 26 January 2026, with free tickets from 1 October sparking fears of scalpers after past Van Gogh chaos.

The 25 sensors installed across the central London site will monitor conditions like temperature, humidity and sound.

HOTELS: Benjamin Parker checks into The Ampersand and finds it to be an ideal stay for families or couples, with imaginative afternoon teas and luxury rooms

The Princess of Wales seemingly wasn't afraid to suggest a change of plans at the Natural History Museum