This week we explore bias in genetic databases in an online event. To discuss why this is so important for our future health, Science Director Roger Highfield talks to Professor Naomi Allen, Chief Scientist of UK Biobank.
Roger Highfield, Science Director, discusses a paper published today that suggests AI could warn one fifth of the world’s population about devastating floods.
Roger Highfield discusses his favourite objects from Stephen Hawking’s office, the subject of his new book: Stephen Hawking: Genius at Work.
The 2024 Landscape Artist of the Year prize was a commission by the Science Museum Group to capture the story of Orkney’s central role in the UK’s transition to low-carbon, renewable energy.
A new warning about a large-scale collapse of the world’s greatest rainforest comes from a study published today, reports Roger Highfield, Science Director.
As new exhibition, Go as you Please, opens at the National Railway Museum, we shine a light on the exhibition and the important programme behind it.
The Science Museum Group’s mission to Inspire Futures drives our work to ignite curiosity in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and this involves working to break down the barriers that make access to science unequal in society.
The rapid melting of glaciers is wiping out valuable records of past climates, reports Roger Highfield, Science Director.
Assistant Curator, Esme Mahoney-Phillips, delves into the history of robotic animals and ticks off highlights from the collection to show that these feats of engineering are more than just a modern mechanical innovation.
Discover some of the stranger uses for explosives, from life-saving technologies to fire-stopping grenades, as we reveal recently unpacked items from the collection.
Science Director, Roger Highfield, discusses a report published today on a detailed regional study that underlines the colossal cost of doing nothing to curb climate change.
After a landmark regulatory approval, gene editing is now being trialled with children, reports Roger Highfield, Science Director.