There were spikes in global temperatures last year that pose disquieting questions about whether we’re underestimating the changes faced by the planet.

Science Director Roger Highfield asks if we're entering a new uncharted climate era in our latest blog: bit.ly/3JMeFeA

A reminder of this event next week! We Anatomical Society are thrilled to join the next Science Museum Science Museum Lates on Thu, May 9th! 🎨✨ Admission is free, so grab your spot now! For details and to book --> buff.ly/49OQM0A

This month, 44 years ago, a former RAF airfield joined the Science Museum Group!

Take a look back on the history and the exciting future of the Science and Innovation Park - home to over 90% of the objects in the Science Museum Group Collection: bit.ly/3xZZeNf

Join Datascape Realities, UCL Faculty of Life Sciences King's College London 9 May, 18:45-22:00 for an immersive experience at Science Museum Lates! An exciting collaboration between researchers, showing damage and repair in viruses, cells, organs and coral reefs! To book: bit.ly/3TreWZT

We’re excited to be part of the next @ScienceMuseum Lates on 9 May! Come along to ask your burning questions about how Stonehenge was built and pick up a discount voucher including 50% off The Stonehenge Tour bus.

Book your free Create Lates ticket ➡️ bit.ly/3QpJFoh

Wondering what you can do to reduce climate change?

Here are some ways you can be kinder to the planet: bit.ly/3JP9zOt

Get tickets for some of the most popular events at #ExRdFest this summer!

Explore the nature of time with Professor Jim Al-Khalili, learn how to Hack Your Happiness, or discover distant planets in our interactive Family Space Show (& more!)

FREE 🎫 ow.ly/Jwno50Rslic

⌛ The clock is ticking – our acclaimed exhibition Zimingzhong 凝时聚珍 closes in one month!

Don’t miss your last chance to see this ‘stunning collection’ (BBC Radio 4) of priceless treasures, prized by Chinese emperors.

🎫 Tickets are pay what you can: bit.ly/3UEOgFN

#OnThisDay in 1851 the Great Exhibition was opened by Queen Victoria at the Crystal Palace, Hyde Park.

🎉 Join us for free on 15 - 16 June for a weekend celebration of science and the arts with The Great Great Exhibition Road Festival!

Find out what's on 👉 bit.ly/3UkFXNZ #ExRdFest

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🧏 It's #NationalBSLDay today and we're highlighting new British Sign Language (BSL) signs inspired by our collection.

Learn about why it's important to have new signs which reflect evolving scientific vocabulary and the process behind their creation: bit.ly/4bdpNNm

The much-loved (but perhaps time-worn) “The Secret Life Of The Home” Science Museum gallery is to close… so if you’ve never been to the basement or want a last👀: go before 2 June! Free tickets & blogpost on it: blog.sciencemuseum.org.uk/saying-goodbye…
I thought I’d be sadder to see it go but…

Today marks the anniversary of the discovery of DNA's molecular structure!

Watch this video by BBC Ideas💡 and geneticist Sir Paul Nurse on the amazing breakthroughs that followed the discovery in 1953 and how it directly impacted his own family: bbc.in/3UbYcVJ

🚽 Experience stories hidden in everyday objects one last time as we prepare to say goodbye to our much-loved gallery, The Secret Life of the Home. 🚽

Closing its doors on 2 June, don’t miss out on your chance to explore this unique gallery.

Learn more: bit.ly/3xZpzuC

#OnThisDay in 1990 the Hubble Space Telescope launched 🔭

Hubble orbits outside the Earth’s atmosphere to capture high-res images of space and our solar system 🌑

In the early 19th century, people would paint the moon and stars from what they saw through telescopes until the…

🎼 Cue the encore!

We’re delighted to announce that our smash-hit exhibition Turn It Up: The power of music will be extended through the summer by popular demand.

Don’t miss your extra chance at this fun-filled interactive experience – book tickets now: bit.ly/3y0DbWs

Almost every country has pledged to limit global warming to ‘well below’ 2 degrees, preferably below 1.5 degrees.

But what does this mean? Watch this video to learn more: bit.ly/49JEZ3u

This #EarthDay , explore what we know about climate change, how we know it, and what we can do to mitigate its impacts in our online stories: bit.ly/3Wacl8K

With more carbon dioxide in our atmosphere, our oceans are changing.

Discover how in this animated film: bit.ly/3U04s2N

Last week British scientist, Peter Higgs, who predicted the existence of the Higgs Boson particle, died aged 94. You can read more about the life and work of this remarkable theoretical physicist, in this tribute blog by Science Director, Roger Highfield: bit.ly/4aVeGZ7