Newly suspended from the ceiling of the Making the Modern World gallery in the Science Museum is Spirit of Innovation, the world’s fastest all-electric aircraft. Former Assistant Curator Laura Büllesbach reveals insights into its ground-breaking design, the technological boundaries it pushes and what the aircraft might mean for the future of sustainable aviation.
Former Assistant Curator Katie Crowson explores the science behind Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, which some consider the first science fiction story.
Curator Heather Bennett celebrates the Hidden Figure of GPS, Gladys West, on her 93rd birthday.
Follow this self-led trail to discover fascinating objects in the Science Museum and the stories behind them as we celebrate Black History Month.
To mark the opening of a new exhibition on the science of music, Roger Highfield discusses a remarkable experiment to reconstruct a Pink Floyd song from brain activity.
To mark the upcoming opening of our new exhibition Turn It Up: The power of music on 19 October, we asked people to submit the songs that make them smile for World Smile Day on 6 October.
Tim Boon reflects on the work of Frank Sherwood Taylor, Director of the Science Museum in the 1950s.
This week marked the 1000th edition of Radio 4’s In Our Time.
Ian Wilmut, who has died aged 79, was a developmental biologist who made headlines around the world when his team unveiled a lamb named Dolly that was the first mammal cloned from an adult cell.
Have you ever seen something older than the Earth itself? A remarkable sample from a 4.6-billion-year-old asteroid is now on display in the museum.
Congratulations to more than 100 technicians who have collectively been awarded The Royal Society Hauksbee 2023 award.
As the world renews its fascination with exploring the Moon, India achieves what no other nation has done before: successfully landing on the lunar south pole.