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Climate change may accelerate the disappearance of millennia of Indigenous knowledge tied to the plants people use for food, medicine, construction and cultural traditions. Roger Highfield, Science Director, reports on a study published today.  By the end of this century, Indigenous communities across Amazonia could lose around a third of the native plant species on which they depend. At the same time, the disappearance of their languages threatens to erase a quarter of the region’s documented knowledge of those plants. Together, the losses threaten one of the world’s […]

On Wednesday (13 May) we welcomed several hundred guests to the Science Museum for the 2026 Science Museum Group Director’s Annual Dinner, celebrating a busy year of inspiring futures among the millions of visitors to our six sites. 

Curator Stewart Emmens reflects on the achievements of Sir Neil Cossons, a passionate advocate for industrial heritage and former Science Museum Director, who sadly died in March 2026.

Inspired by the theme for this year’s LGBTQ+ History month, ‘Science and Innovation’, members of the Gender & Sexuality Network celebrate LGBTQ+ people who have made vital contributions to science and innovation through the stories of objects in the collection.

The Science Museum Group’s acclaimed Cancer Revolution exhibition has crossed the Irish Sea to reveal the past, present and future of how cancer is prevented, detected and treated.  Roger Highfield, Science Director, attended the launch in Dublin.

Yesterday (14 May) we welcomed several hundred guests, including Dr Jane Goodall, to the Science Museum for the 2025 Science Museum Group Annual Dinner – celebrating a busy year of inspiring futures among the millions of visitors to our six sites. 

With the Injecting Hope tour reaching its final venue in India, Roger Highfield and Shalini Narayan describe how a unique partnership between the UK, China and India brought the story of COVID-19 vaccines to millions.

Pete Dickinson reflects on two new Science Museum Group Fellowships which have been awarded this month.

Can a computer predict the evolution of alien worlds? Roger Highfield, Science Director, talks to a newly awarded scientist about his quest to simulate how planets evolve to study climate change on Earth and spur the search for alien life.

The Science Museum Group’s mission to inspire futures acts as our ‘North Star’ for the creative exploration of science, for building science literacy, and for inspiring the next generations of scientists, inventors and engineers.

The innovative events programme has helped transform museum visits for families who need a quieter environment to enjoy the museum, particularly for family members on the autism spectrum or with sensory processing differences.

Curated by composers Gavin Bryars, Shiva Feshareki, and Sarah Angliss, a musical performance, Time Loops, is taking place at the Science Museum and National Science and Media Museum. Tim Boon, Head of Research and Public History at the Science Museum Group, and Ed McKeon, Principal Investigator for Time Loops, explain more.