In our latest Live Science experiment researchers from Middlesex University are investigating the relationship between awareness of our own actions and empathy with others.
Inspired by the growing number of female gamers attending Power UP this year, we take a look at the rise in female developers.
Before they go on display, our objects undergo thorough checks and sometimes require repairs. HLF Conservation Intern, Matt Walker, talks us through the process of repairing one such object.
Curator Helen Peavitt explores the democratisation of consumer goods
Follow this gaming trail and go on a journey of exploration and discovery around the Science Museum.
As the British Library’s Harry Potter: A History of Magic exhibition opens, we explore the history and science of magic.
Today Hindus, Jains, Sikhs and Buddhists around the world celebrate the auspicious festival of Diwali.
Dr Roger Highfield explains how when we fall asleep, we celebrate the way that most life on our planet is adapted to the rotation of the Earth, and the daily rise and fall of the Sun in the sky.
‘How to Build a Virtual Human’, a special event held at the Science Museum that explored the future of medicine.
To celebrate the return of our hands-on gaming event, Power UP, one of our ambassadors explores five key turning points in gaming history.
If you’ve visited the Science Museum or our website in recent days, you’ll have noticed we have a new look.
Simonetta Di Pippo, Director of UNOOSA, explains the history and importance of the Outer Space Treaty