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A new special display, Stephen Hawking at Work, will give an insight into the working life of the world-renowned theoretical physicist. Come and marvel at the extraordinary contents of Hawking’s ...
It took 20 years to turn the accidental discovery of penicillin into the world’s first mass produced drug that could clear a bacterial infection. Why did it take so long?
The Science Museum re-opens to the public on 19 May with a new exhibition, Our Future Planet Our Future Planet will offer visitors a first look at the cutting-edge technologies and nature-based ...
Today the Science Museum announced a landmark new gallery examining how the world can undergo the fastest energy transition in history to curb climate ch ange. The announcement was made as delegates ...
Finding ways to detect and monitor polluting chemicals is key to tackling the global problem of atmospheric pollution.
Today a major new gallery examining the rapid energy transition and decarbonisation needed globally to limit climate change opens at the Science Museum; Energy Revolution: The Adani Green Energy ...
Family-favourite, Turn It Up: The power of music opens today at the Science Museum, ahead of October half term; This dynamic exhibition is full of intriguing objects, musical commissions and ...
Discover the most fascinating, historically significant and awe-inspiring objects currently on display.
Jackson, one of the UK’s leading experts in human spaceflight, will play a key role in the museum’s space-related public engagement activities while supporting the museum’s curators to acquire new ...
The Science Museum Group has signed an agreement with the Ministry of Culture for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to increase engagement in science and culture through the creation of a Museums Hub in ...
Antibiotics were nothing short of miraculous when they were first mass produced in 1940s. Infections from surgery, childbirth, even scraping your knee went from killing millions every year, to being ...