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Instructional Video4:26
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: The hidden worlds within natural history museums - Joshua Drew

Pre-K - Higher Ed
When you think of natural history museums, you might picture exhibits filled with ancient lifeless things, like dinosaurs or meteorites. But behind that educational exterior, there are hidden laboratories where scientific breakthroughs...
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Instructional Video11:04
Curated Video

A Natural History of Mars

12th - Higher Ed
While Earth’s natural history has been playing out over the last few billion years, another epic planetary saga has also been unfolding right next door.
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Instructional Video13:00
Curated Video

Darwin and Natural Selection: Crash Course History of Science

12th - Higher Ed
"Survival of the Fittest" sounds like a great WWE show but today we're talking about that phrase as it relates to Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace. Darwin and Wallace are at the heart of understanding evolution and natural selection....
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Instructional Video2:00
Natural History Museum

Images of Nature and the Museum's treasured artworks | Natural History Museum

K - 11th
Judith Magee, curator of rare books at the Natural History Museum introduces the purpose of natural history art and some of the Museum's treasured artworks. From painting a new scientifically inspired dodo to discovering the different...
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Instructional Video3:58
Natural History Museum

A film about Carl Linnaeus | Natural History Museum

K - 11th
Carl Linnaeus made it his life's work to develop and refine a way to classify and name all life on Earth. Discover more about Carl Linnaeus and other major figures in the science of natural history in our online biographies:...
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Instructional Video8:06
American Museum of Natural History

From the Archives - The School Service of the American Museum of Natural History (silent)

6th - 11th
Archive excerpt from 1927 shows New York school children visiting the American Museum of Natural History, and includes street scenes of the city. The film also shows the circulating nature study collection, which brought Museum material...
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Instructional Video7:36
Natural History Museum

Celebrating the successes of Dippy on Tour | Natural History Museum

K - 11th
Dippy on Tour saw the National History Museum's much-loved dinosaur cast roam the UK, inspiring people to explore the nature on their doorstep. Commencing in February 2018, the tour travelled to eight venues and was seen by over two...
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Instructional Video1:10
Natural History Museum

Urban Nature Project: construction kicks off in our gardens | Natural History Museum

K - 11th
The Urban Nature Project at The Natural History Museum is under way. Follow the redevelopment of our gardens over the next year with regular updates on progress. The Museum's five-acre site in South Kensington is being transformed into a...
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Instructional Video6:15
Natural History Museum

Three new dinosaur species discovered in 2022 | Natural History Museum

K - 11th
In 2022 Museum scientists described and named 351 new species, including three dinosaurs. Watch to find out more about these extinct animals, including the oldest and most complete armoured dinosaur ever found in Asia, the oldest known...
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Instructional Video26:12
Natural History Museum

An LGBTQ+ tour of the Natural History Museum, London | Normal video

K - 11th
The natural world is full of astonishing diversity. Join the Museum's Josh Davis as he takes you on an LGBTQ+ tour of the Natural History Museum, London. From the Mantellisaurus in Hintze Hall, to the statue of Charles Darwin, swans and...
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Instructional Video3:05
Natural History Museum

Understanding to Protect | Natural History Museum and Seedlip

K - 11th
Humankind's relationship with the natural world needs to change. Through the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition we see the drama and beauty of nature, but also the impact humans are having on the planet. The winning images show...
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Instructional Video2:27
Natural History Museum

Sensorial Paradise | Natural History Museum and Seedlip

K - 11th
Go behind the lens and discover how nature inspires photographers to make the award winning photographs which feature in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition. Explore what sensorial inspirations you can take from the natural...
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Instructional Video3:51
Natural History Museum

Slow Down and Celebrate | Natural History Museum and Seedlip

K - 11th
The world is constantly speeding up. Now, more than ever, we need to slow down and appreciate the wonders of the natural world. Discover how wildlife photography offers us the opportunity to pause, take a moment and witness the beautiful...
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Instructional Video3:38
Natural History Museum

Sir Hans Sloane | The Collectors | Natural History Museum

K - 11th
Sir Hans Sloane was a doctor who collected curiosities with a passion. In his long life, he amassed one of the greatest ever private collections of plants, animals, antiquities, coins and other curios. It was to be the founding core of...
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Instructional Video2:59
Natural History Museum

Rare Treasures book - audio slideshow | Natural History Museum

K - 11th
Library Special Collections Manager Andrea Hart picks some highlights from the book Rare Treasures: From the Library of the Natural History Museum. The book is available to buy in the Natural History Museum online shop:...
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Instructional Video0:50
Natural History Museum

Dippy on Tour | Natural History Museum

K - 11th
Dippy, the Natural History Museum's much-loved Diplodocus cast, is going on a natural history adventure across the UK. Find out more: http://www.nhm.ac.uk/dippyontour ---------------- The Natural History Museum in London is home to over...
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Instructional Video2:55
Natural History Museum

Evelyn Cheesman | The Collectors | Natural History Museum

K - 11th
Whether skinning lizards, battling with leeches, or getting trapped in giant spider webs, Evelyn Cheesman (1881-1969) had a passion for nature and a sense of adventure to match. The 70,000 specimens she collected have ensured her place...
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Instructional Video4:01
Natural History Museum

How to build a diplodocus | Natural History Museum

K - 11th
Since leaving the Natural History Museum's Hintze Hall, Dippy the diplodocus has been on an adventure... Find out more about Dippy's natural history adventures at http://www.nhm.ac.uk/take-part/dippy-on-tour.html Website:...
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Instructional Video1:50
Natural History Museum

The Natural History Museum's LGBTQ+ interactive virtual tour | Start here

K - 11th
The natural world is full of astonishing diversity. Join the Museum's Josh Davis as he takes you on an interactive LGBTQ+ tour of the Natural History Museum, London, exploring the collections and discussing the breath-taking diversity of...
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Instructional Video3:16
Natural History Museum

Our Mission: Advocates for the Planet | Natural History Museum

K - 11th
The Natural History Museum has always championed the natural world and today we remain a global source of curiosity, inspiration and joy. We continue to make ground-breaking scientific discoveries, unlocking the mysteries of 80 million...
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Instructional Video2:21
Natural History Museum

The Pasque flower - an Easter rarity | Natural History Museum

K - 11th
The Pasque flower (Pulsatilla vulgaris) is now a very rare plant in the UK and restricted to just a few chalk and limestone grasslands on a handful of nature reserves. Flowering in April it is a sign that Easter has arrived. Fred Rumsey,...
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Instructional Video1:57
Natural History Museum

Restoring the Mauritian ecosystem | Natural History Museum

K - 11th
From painting a new scientifically inspired dodo to discovering the different trends in natural history illustration, you can explore our natural history art collection and expertise in these online videos. When Dutch sailors first...
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Instructional Video1:08
Natural History Museum

Join us 24th November 10.00 GMT with Greta Thunberg | Natural History Museum

K - 11th
On 24 November, join Greta Thunberg and the Natural History Museum to discuss biodiversity loss and climate change. You can watch the live premiere of this recorded event and have your questions answered by Museum scientists...
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Instructional Video54:23
Natural History Museum

Tackling biodiversity loss and climate change with Greta Thunberg | Natural History Museum

K - 11th
Join Greta Thunberg and the Natural History Museum for an online schools event to discuss biodiversity loss - one of the themes of Greta’s new book, The Climate Book. Recorded in London earlier this year, Greta took part in a discussion...

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