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Birds: Brilliant and BizarreClosing 5 January

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Wildlife Photographerof the Year Open now

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Discover: our online magazine about the natural world

Bringing you the latest stories and answering your big questions about nature. Check out our news, features, videos and activities on everything from dinosaurs to the planetary emergency.

• Space

  Quadrantid meteor shower 2025: when and how to watch

  Planetary scientist and meteorite expert Dr Ashley King shares his tips on how to get the best view.

• Space

  What are the northern lights? Aurora borealis causes explained

  Discover what the aurora borealis is and why we sometime see these colourful lights in the sky.

• Science news

  DiCaprio’s snake and Sauron’s piranha: Natural History Museum describes 190 new species in 2024

  Over the last 12 months our scientists have been describing a dizzying array of new species.

  20 December 2024
• Wildlife photography

  Wildlife Photographer of the Year: Wild and wonderful birds

  Delve in to the wonderful world of birds and discover their incredible behaviour through photos from our Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition. 

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