Tim Boon reflects on a major three-year research project, Congruence Engine, that has been exploring how museum collections across the country can be linked via their digital records.
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.
Organisations all over the world are looking at their workplaces and public services to ensure they are open and accessible to everyone. Curator in Clinical and Research Medicine Selina Hurley looks into how sometimes just three people can start something which will make a difference, even in an organisation as big as the NHS.
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.
A major ocean current that regulates global temperatures – and gives the UK mild winters – is weakening due to climate change. Science Director Roger Highfield describes a new study which suggests it may avoid collapse this century, thanks to powerful winds that whip around Antarctica.
As climate scientists worry that the Earth may tip beyond a point of irreversible climate change, new research suggests that even the simplest computer model is vulnerable to such tipping points. Roger Highfield, Science Director, reports.
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.
A global survey of attitudes towards science is reassuring, though suggests scientists need to do more to engage with the public, says Science Director, Roger Highfield.
Climate scientists are investigating whether a two-year temperature surge is a blip or means that global warming is accelerating. Roger Highfield, Science Director, reports.
In the 1990s, the Isle of Wight launched an HIV prevention campaign that came with beer mats, stickers and mugs adorned with a new superhero: Captain Condom.
As we celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Science Museum Group Journal, its creator and Editor picks ten articles to celebrate the highlights of the decade.