Women played a vital front-line role during the First World War. Stephanie Millard explores the stories behind the heroines.
From iconic galleries like Exploring Space to award-winning newer additions to the museum like Mathematics: The Winton Gallery our galleries make the museum an inspiring place to explore. We also open temporary exhibitions throughout the year covering a range of topics from science and technology to history and photography.
The vial of rust-coloured powder may not look like much but is a very special substance that can absorb and block magnetic fields. Sheldon Paquin explains more.
Pieter van Boheemen explores how antibiotics research is moving out of the lab and into the hands of the public.
Shazia Ali-Webber is a founder of I Like Clean Air is one of the case studies being explored as part of the Science Museum’s new exhibition, Beyond the Lab: The DIY Science Revolution. I Like Clean Air is a group of London families campaigning for cleaner air in the city. I joined with other families to set up this group because I was concerned about the dangerous levels of air pollution where my children go to school and play. In […]
Type 1 Diabetes is a condition that needs to be managed around the clock. Ask anyone who has managed this condition for an extended amount of time and you will hear that the main challenges are not the multiple daily injections, or even the invasive blood testing, but the mental pressure to keep track of your blood sugars, treatments, medication calculations and the relentless effort to keep this never-ending juggling act going.
The Science Museum’s new IMAX film ‘Under the Sea 3D’ covered impressive amounts of in-depth scientific content in just 45 minutes. It was suitable for adults and children, balancing facts with fun. The humour and light-hearted moments were interspersed with information on more serious issues, giving everyone some food for thought upon leaving the theatre. The film features fascinating (and often bizarre) creatures from the world’s oceans. Narrated by Jim Carrey, this film brings you closer to the oft-ignored […]
A new exhibition at the Science Museum, Beyond the Lab: The DIY Science Revolution, shows how ordinary people are taking science into their own hands.
How do you move an 800kg Facebook server into the Museum? Content Developer Sheldon Paquin explains more.
Discover how our data is being collected and used and how it’s making huge changes in the way we live our lives in our new exhibition.
The Science Museum has helped inspire a new game about superbugs. Roger Highfield explains more.
Sue Freeth, CEO of Combat Stress reflects on the psychological impact of WWI and draws parallels with treatment provided to soldiers today.
Of the many emotive objects in our Wounded exhibition none have the power to move more than this series of pastel sketches of young Allied soldiers.