A new species of moth has been discovered inside a home in Wales, thousands of miles from its native habitat in South America.

Moth species found in Wales ‘travelled 4,500 miles from South America'

 CAN ONLY BE USED IN CONNECTION WITH THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM'S WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION MANDATORY CREDIT: Ian Ford/Wildlife Photographer of the Year THE FOLLOWING MUST APPEAR CLEARLY AND LEGIBLY IN EDITORIAL COPY: Wildlife Photographer of the Year is developed and produced by the Natural History Museum, London. Undated handout photo issued by Natural History Museum of Deadly Bite by Ian Ford from UK of the moment a jaguar delivers a fatal bite to a caiman in the Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil which was Highly Commended in the Behaviour: Mammals section of the Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. Issue date: Thursday August 29, 2024.

The prestigious wildlife photography competition has been running for 59 years and gets over 45,000 entries each year.

First Wildlife Photographer of the year images revealed

The three-coin collection will see the tyrannosaurus, stegosaurus and diplodocus each appear on their own coin.

Royal Mint launches 50p Dinosaur-themed coins

The public can choose from 25 ‘astounding’ images for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year people’s choice award.

Wildlife Photographer of the Year: 25 photos on People's Choice shortlist

Scientists described the Bennu asteroid as 'kind of like the leftover building block of our solar system.'

UK scientists study asteroid dust seeking answers to origin of life on Earth

Standing at eight-metres tall and 37 metres long, the titanosaur is one of the largest creatures to ever walk the Earth. 

Titanosaur: Largest dinosaur ever to walk the Earth goes on display in UK

London museums made up the top three most visited indoor attractions in 2022, with the British Museum coming in at second place, while Tate Modern was third.

Natural History Museum is most visited indoor UK attraction for second year

The city’s Herbert Art Gallery & Museum will be hosting the 26-metre long replica skeleton for three years.

Dippy the dinosaur heads to Coventry

The South Kensington Museum made the "difficult decision" to close from Tuesday for one week in the hope that "staffing levels will have recovered".

Covid-19-related staff shortages force Natural History Museum to close 

EMBARGOED TO 0001 WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 10 NO SALES, NO ARCHIVE, CAN ONLY BE USED IN CONNECTION WITH THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM'S WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION MANDATORY CREDIT: Robert Irwin Undated handout photo issued by the Natural History Museum of Bushfire by Robert Irwin, showing a fire line leaving a trail of destruction through woodland near the border of the Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve in Cape York, Queensland, Australia, which has been named as the Winner 2020, Wildlife Photographer of the Year People's Choice Award. Issue date: Wednesday February 10, 2021.


The bushfire image and four others emerged as favourites, and will go on display at the Natural History Museum when it museum reopens.

Bushfire image wins vote in Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest

Bronze Age man kept human remains as relics and turned them into things like musical instruments.

Bronze Age tradition of keeping human remains uncovered 

The Natural Museum’s famous dinosaur, Dippy, opened in Rochdale today, as his tour of the UK reached the North West.

Dippy the Dinosaur exhibition opens in Rochdale

A prehistoric exhibition by the Natural History Museum is on tour in the UK and it has come to Longleat in Wiltshire. 

Dinosaurs come to the West Country

Scientists are trying to identify an unusual hairy crab found washed up on Chesil beach in Dorset.

Man finds unusual hairy crab on Dorset beach

The night-time picture in a Brazilian national park features an anteater which experts have decided is a stuffed animal.

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