Contemporary Science Research Volunteer, Claudia Cook looks at how we can harness light from the Sun to create medicine.
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.
Curator of Chemistry, Sophie Waring, explores Bakelite’s lasting legacy.
Curator Selina Hurley celebrates 50 years since the first successful human heart transplant.
By Sarah Carr
Jaipur Foot: the low-cost prosthetic that revolutionised medical care in India and beyond
As part of our Illuminating India season we take a look at the prosthetic that revolutionised medical care in India.
Senior Masterplan Conservator Kathryn Kreczak tells us about conserving a medical model ready for display.
Will Stanley describes the launch of the Science Museum’s latest exhibition, Superbugs: The Fight For Our Lives.
Discover the story behind Skylark, Britain’s first space rocket in a new exhibition.
Ninety nine years after the end of the First World War, curator Stewart Emmens looks at medical care both near the battlefield and at home.
From Neisseria gonorhoeae to living in space, did you know these 7 facts about bacteria?
Contemporary Science Volunteer Giulia Delprato talks about the latest development in burns treatment, SkinGun.
On this day in 1889 the Modernist painter Edward Wadsworth was born. Assistant Curator Rupert Cole explores an interaction Wadsworth had with Science Museum objects in the 1930s.
We spoke to our wonderful Power UP ambassadors to find out what their favourite retro gaming memories were and why those games were so special.