Introduces readers to how the natural sciences are helping to unravel key issues facing the world. The text looks at the background of natural sciences, the setting up of the natural science institutions, the role of the scientists and the place of natural science in the future.

Using anecdotes and examples from the work of The Natural History Museum's scientists, this book introduces readers to how the natural sciences are helping to unravel some of the key issues facing the world. It looks at the background of natural sciences, the setting up of the natural science institutions, the role of the scientists in the past, present and future, and the place of natural science in the future.