The history of Earth is written on the great tablets of tectonic plates. The motions of plates shaped land masses, formed ...

Discover 25 Times Nature Hit the Undo Button, from species de-evolving to abandoned cities reclaimed by wilderness. Explore Earth's incredible reset power ...

What if we told you that your entire understanding of time is about to be shattered? Human beings are notoriously bad at comprehending vast scales—whether ...

For National Snail Day, museum research fellow Melissa Betters explores the mollusks’ notable nature Melissa Betters A shell from the Cuvier tropid snail, a terrestrial species native to Madagascar, ...

The Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi will open to the public on 22 November in Saadiyat Cultural District, marking a significant cultural milestone for the emirate and the wider region. Icons of Deep ...

The Trump administration is reviewing the National Museum of Natural History as part of a broad inquiry into the Smithsonian Institute. The museum's exhibits cover Earth's 4.5-billion-year history, ...

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The year’s most notable findings also include insights into dog and sheep domestication and a new species of manta ray in the museum’s collection Jack Tamisiea The newly-described early pterosaur ...