Renewable energy and its importance for tackling climate change
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Dinosaurs - Natural History Museum
Discover dinosaur news, videos, quizzes and crafts. Find out facts about dinosaurs, including Diplodocus and Stegosaurus, and uncover what science is revealing about the appearance and lives of these prehistoric animals.
Early English Anglo-Saxons descended from mass European …
Sep 21, 2022 · The people after which England is named made up more than three quarters of the nation's genetic ancestry during the early Middle Ages. Researchers found that the arrival of Europeans between 400 and 800CE, including the Angles from which the word England is derived, accounted for 76% of the genetics of the British population at this time.
Aspirin, morphine and chemotherapy: essential medicines …
Jun 21, 2023 · People and the natural world are inextricably interlinked. It's been scientifically proven that spending time outside is good for our physical and mental wellbeing, but nature can also literally save our lives.Today, some of the biggest killers in the western world, including cancer and heart disease, can be cured using medicines derived from plants.
The future of eating: how genetically modified food will withstand ...
Apr 22, 2021 · Farmers of the future face a big challenge: feeding Earth's expanding population while minimising environmental impacts and keeping food affordable. One solution is genetically modified (or GM) crops. Read on as we examine what food that can be genetically modified, how they can be improved, and why people worry about GM foods.
Collections - Natural History Museum
The Museum's 80 million objects form the world’s most important natural history collection. The scientific community is using the collection to answer key questions about the past, present and future of the solar system, the geology of our planet and life on Earth.
Human evolution - Natural History Museum
Find out about the origin of modern humans - our species, Homo sapiens. Explore our family tree and hominin characteristics. Discover what Neanderthals looked like.
What's on - Natural History Museum
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What is natural selection? - Natural History Museum
Natural selection is a mechanism of evolution. Organisms that are more adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and pass on the genes that aided their success. This process causes species to change and diverge over time. Natural selection is one of the ways to account for the millions ...
About us - Natural History Museum
We employ 900 staff in a variety of roles, all united by our vision of a future where people and planet thrive. We need everyone to have the passion and drive to help us with our mission to create advocates for our planet and inspire millions to care about the natural world.