Travel through 4.6 billion years of our planet's history and help protect its future.
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Our new Evolution Timeline rocks
Experience the connection between rocks and life in our new Evolution Garden where rocks, fossils, plants and sculpture tell a story of evolution and geological change.
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News
Woolly mammoth genome rebuilt in 3D from freeze-dried skin
Ancient DNA has been reconstructed in three dimensions for the first time ever using a 52,000-year-old mammoth.
11 July 2024 -
Science news
The most complete UK dinosaur in a century found on the Isle of Wight
Comptonatus chasei is the newest member of the Iguanodon family.
10 July 2024 -
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For the first time, global temperatures above 1.5⁰C limit for an entire year
The past year has been more than 1.5⁰C hotter than it was over than a century ago.
9 July 2024