In this activity, your class will examine why fossilization is a rare occurance. They will examine how leaves decay in different locations outside, and compare them to a leaf treated with silica gel.

Using cabbage water as an indicator, they will investigate how increasing levels of carbon dioxide can make water more acidic. They will then see how acidic water can effects calcium carbonate, and ...

In this activity, your class will examine the process of fossilisation. They will discuss how fossils are formed by mineralisation of the remains of living organisms. They will explore this effect by ...

These books make for great additions to a school or classroom library. They can be used to enrich learning about lifecycles and reproduction by giving students a gentle introduction to DNA and ...

Ladybirds with their distinctive look and vibrant colours are great for introducing classification in the classroom. They’re also common in many habitats, so they work well for classes looking to ...

Trilobites lived in all Earth’s oceans for hundreds of millions of years. They had tough exoskeletons, which made them more likely to fossilise. The detailed fossil record of trilobites shows how ...

Shifts in Earth’s climate and ecosystems will have untold consequences for billions of people across the world.

One of the highlight specimens in our Human Evolution gallery is the fossil skull known as Gibraltar 1. It is the first adult Neanderthal skull ever discovered. Model-maker Jez Gibson-Harris and ...

The insect, which became known as the London Underground mosquito, is known by scientists as Culex pipiens form molestus. Evolutionary biologists have long believed that it evolved from the ...

“The African reed frogs are a good model for how we can approach conservation,” says Simon. “Amphibians are particularly sensitive to environmental change, and so they are good indicator species for ...

As the stinkbugs lay their eggs, the scientists saw the females using the tip of their back legs to scratch its fungus-filled hindleg organs. They then smeared the egg with the fungus, which grew to ...

From tiny gobies weighing about the same as a pencil to rays tipping the scales at over 46 kilogrammes, they are the largest fishes of their kind ever caught in the UK. To have a catch join the ranks ...