Discover how whales were at the heart of Richard Owen's original proposal for a museum of natural history in Britain ... Staff stand in front of a blue whale model. In this photo, taken in the 1930s, ...

One man forever changed the way curators showcase their largest and most eye-catching specimens – including blue whales. After its founder ... After Owen's achievement of creating a Natural History ...

Whale earwax and parasitic worms are going on display at the Natural History Museum in a new exhibition about the "broken planet". The free new gallery is designed to "explore the biggest ...