As we announce the return of Power UP, our hands-on video games extravaganza back by popular demand in 2019, we take a look back at some of the key turning points in gaming history.
Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government Dr Patrick Vallance spoke to Roger Highfield at the last Science Museum Lates about Brexit, gene editing and artificial intelligence.
With over 150 objects in The Sun: Living With Our Star, each with its own story to tell, we’ve selected four people whose work has shaped our understanding of and ongoing fascination with our nearest star.
To celebrate 55 years since the first ever episode of Doctor Who, we look at five items from our collection from the iconic TV series.
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have achieved the first ever flight of a heavier-than-air aircraft which has no moving parts.
University of Cambridge research fellow, Marta Shahbazi, discusses developments in IVF research making it possible to grow human embryos in vitro for longer than ever.
As a way of saying ‘thank you’ for helping fund objects, exhibitions and galleries, the Science Museum will be offering a very special treat for National Lottery ticket holders this December.
Associate Chemistry Curator, Rupert Cole, explores the chemical wizardry of Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey, and beyond.
This week, the kilogram will be redefined. But what does this mean for scientists and engineers, and for those of us beyond the science lab? Dr Jane Desborough, Curator of Scientific Instruments, explains more.
After a hugely successful tour of the UK alongside the Soyuz TMA-19M, Tim Peake’s Sokol spacesuit is set to land at the National Space Centre in Leicester next summer.
Roger Highfield, Director of External Affairs, discusses Venki Ramakrishnan’s critically-acclaimed book, Gene Machine: the Race to Decipher the Secrets of the Ribosome.
On the centenary of the end of the Great War, photographer Judit Gyula uncovers a remarkable gramophone from the Western Front.