The Museum's vast blue whale skeleton is more than just a specimen - it's a 4.5-tonne parcel of social history. The animal has been dead for more than 120 years, but the legend of the day it arrived ...

Discover how whales were at the heart of Richard Owen's original proposal for a museum of natural history in Britain. The founding of the Natural History Museum in London can be traced back to the ...

Expect a drink on arrival, two after-dark tours, a two-course supper and breakfast, and free entry into the zoo for two days ...

Whale earwax and parasitic worms are going on display at the Natural History Museum in a new exhibition about the "broken planet". The free new gallery is designed to "explore the biggest ...