Natural history

Creature comforts | The Grant Museum of Zoology, University College London

This renovated museum of natural history retains its former spirit, says James Ashworth

Natural History Museum’s transformed gardens to open on 18 July

Name of newly installed bronze 'Dippy' cast will be revealed during the opening

Q&A | ‘This will be a major step change for collections-based research’

The NHM’s Tim Littlewood on how the museum's planned collections move will benefit science

NHM defends collections move after scientists raise concerns

Letter warns that planned relocation of 28 million specimens to Berkshire could hamper research

A sense of wonder | American Museum of Natural History, New York

Rebecca Swirsky talks to Lauri Halderman about a project that aims to educate visitors and connect them to the natural world

Natural History Museum rules out proposal for Aberdeen branch

City council had mooted turning old John Lewis store into satellite of the London institution

Dippy begins three-year residency at the Herbert in Coventry

City hopes 'Dippy effect' will attract millions of visitors and engage audiences with nature

Largest-ever museum collaboration takes on biodiversity crisis

The Wild Escape will see 500 museums running nature-based art activities for schoolchildren

News in brief | Latest funding, loans and more

Dippy finds a new home in Coventry while the National Railway Museum launches a Flying Scotsman gin

Talks stall on Natural History Museum branch in Aberdeen

Council is hoping to create new satellite of museum in former John Lewis store

Natural History Museum appoints Patrick Vallance as chair

The government’s chief scientific adviser during the pandemic will take over in early 2023

Westside story | Dorset Museum, Dorchester

This impressively engaging revamp takes visitors on a trip through 250 million years of West Country history