Discover the story behind 18th century scientist Joseph Priestley’s microscope, purchased on this day in 1767.
Explore the story behind Cassini – a spacecraft that has been exploring the Saturnian system since 2004.
Exploring the first realisation that zero is a number
From radio and radar to MRI and fibre optics, do you know just how many of the world’s revolutionary innovations were developed and patented in Britain?
We went behind-the-scenes of as the 2018 Year of Engineering was announced at the museum.
The Science Museum is celebrating wonderful objects in our collection which were given as gifts as part of Remember a Charity Week.
Roger Highfield, Director of External Affairs explores a new online intelligence test with an AI twist.
On a wall at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich hangs a portrait of John Harrison on loan from the Science Museum Group (SMG) collections and Art Curator Katy Barrett tells us more about this intriguing man.
Breath biopsy, the latest development in cancer detection.
The authors of three critically-acclaimed books met in public for the first time last night to discuss the rise of the ‘post-truth era’ and what it means for science.