'Thunderbirds are go' 🚒 ⛑️ In Warwickshire a baby hedgehog 🦔 was rescued from a storm drain by ingenuity and perseverance. Do you know what a baby hedgehog is called?.

🌊 Going to the sea shore to try and avoid the heat? What wonders await at the seaside? From curious crabs to hidden shells, discover what you might spot along the British coast 🐦🦀.👉

A puffin found stranded 100 miles from the sea 🌊 in Herefordshire is recovering well. Was 'Lovely Oona' perhaps trying to join the SAS 🪖 who are based in Hereford? If so she might have failed in map reading 🗺️ but she should have passed the physical 💪🏼.

📍 Today's the day!.Join us in Hintze Hall for the Women in Science tour – it’s free, it’s fascinating, and it starts at lunchtime! 🗺️ Discover trailblazers, rebels, and innovators .🎟️ Just turn up: . #TodayInSTEM #ScienceEvents #FreeEvent.

Discover the untold stories of women who have shaped and currently shape science. We are offering free Women in Science tours tomorrow 8th July. Meet in Hintze Hall. #WomenInSTEM #FreeEvent #ScienceHistory. Know someone who loves science? Tag them 👇

Find out more about women planetary scientists and passionate advocates for science for ALL across different scientific disciplines. We are offering free Women in Science tours today 1st July. Meet in Hintze Hall.

Mobile cameras: 📱📷 typical resolution < 50 megapixels. Vera C Rubin Observatory 🔭 in Chile 🇨🇱 is more than 60x greater. Don't be envious, they're for very different things 🏖️ 🌌 Further celestial exploration? ☄️ Visit:

NHM scientists are often consulted on space missions 🚀: Natasha Almeida, Sara Russell or Caroline Smith could be featured on an NHM London Women in Science tour on Tuesday 01 July, or some other equally inspirational scientists. Hear their stories:

'Wooden't' that be a good idea! A very small satellite incorporating magnolia wood 🪵 went to the International Space Station 🚀 LignoSat 2 is planned for a 2026 🌍orbit. Helping with sustainable solutions to space debris 🌌 & re-entry 🌠 pollution.

Any of these NHM planetary scientists who are often consultants on space missions 🚀: Natasha Almeida, Sara Russell & Caroline Smith could be featured on a NHM London Women in Science tour - Tuesday 01 July. Hear about scientists like these:

Any of the following space scientists 🚀: Caroline Herschel, Natasha Almeida, Monica Grady, Sara Russell or Caroline Smith could be featured on a NHM London Women in Science tour on Tuesday 01 July. Come & hear about scientists like these & their studies:

You likely recognise 👂 the 'Blue Danube' waltz ♯♭. It was beamed into space 💫 celebrating Strauss' 200th, & the European Space Agency's 50th birthdays 🎂 We don't promise you a waltz 💃🏻 but why not visit: 'Space: Could Life Exist Beyond Earth?'.

Scientist Erica McAlister studies insects (specifically flies). Come on a NHM London Women in Science tour - Tuesday 01 July to hear about scientists like Erica & their studies + other passionate scientists:

The New Forest cicada 🐛 was our only native cicada and is thought to have been UK-extinct since the 1990s. Conservationists hope to re-establish the species. So their song may be heard again but will an overseas absence mean they'll sing in 🇫🇷 French 😄?

Scientist Dorothea Bate discovered dwarf elephants and along with Dorothy Garrod: gazelles. Come on a Women in Science tour at NHM London on Tuesday 01 July to find out about Dorothea and other inspirational scientists:

Elephants 🐘 are known for many things but perhaps not as much for their interspecies kindness and probably even less so as lifeguards 🛟

Come and join the NHM Learning Volunteers at the Great Exhibition Road Festival today.

Mark Twain once wrote ✍🏻 that the Mississippi Valley was 'as reposeful as a dreamland'. Well that may not always have been the case. An apex predator, and a true sea monster 🌊 🐉, may once have disturbed the area's tranquility.

Create your own bird feeder and don't forget to keep it clean 🐦‍⬛🧼:

Hotter summers ☀️ and heavier rainfall ☔ is being linked to a mosquito-borne problem for our garden blackbirds 🐦‍⬛. But we can help by keeping our bird feeders clean and by providing fresh water in hot weather.