From fertilisers to fuel, metals to meat: the industries that we are the most reliant on are also among our planet's worst polluters. J Henry Fair's photography forces us to confront the environmental consequences of industrial waste.
Mary Anning contributed greatly to geological science. Using the collections of William Buckland at Oxford University Museum of Natural History, this online exhibition takes a closer look at her work.
Bringing together the celebrated art of Kurt Jackson with reflections from Oxford University researchers, this exhibition explores biodiversity across British landscapes and considers the future of our country's habitats.
From the arrival of the earliest modern humans to the people of the present day, our Settlers exhibition tells the dynamic story of Britain's ever-changing population as revealed by genetics, archaeology and demography.
Throughout your life, your brain undergoes extraordinary changes, and makes you the person you are. The Brain Diaries exhibition and event programme revealed how the latest neuroscience is transforming what we know about our brains, from birth to the end of life.
A ground-breaking photographic exhibition of science and art, Microsculpture presented insect specimens from the museum's collections like never before. The beautifully-lit, high magnification portraiture of photographer Levon Biss captures the microscopic form of these animals in striking high-resolution detail.
Kurt Jackson's art is a celebration of the natural world. This exhibition brought together paintings, sculpture and Museum collections to explore the diverse and beautiful world of bees.
During 2016, we presented a rich programme of exhibitions, talks and workshops by artists and writers whose varied work celebrates the natural environment
Light Touch was an exhibition of exquisite photographs of butterflies and moths from the Museum’s collection by Katherine Child. Browse these images online.
