Science at Life

28/08/2026

🚨 We're sold out today!

If you’re thinking of making the most of the last weekend of the summer holidays, we recommend booking your tickets in advance on our website to avoid missing out 🎟️

28/08/2026

East Durham families enjoy dinosaur discoveries with Durham University and Newcastle's International Centre for Life

28/08/2026

Have you spotted Life featured on one of the Peter Rabbit sculptures yet? 🐰👀

📖 'Once Upon a Tyne' is part of the Tales on the Tyne art trail, raising awareness and funds for St Oswalds Hospice

Created by the brilliant artist Emma Winterschladen, you can hop along and find it at Northumberland Park in Tynemouth 🎨

27/08/2026

Think the eclipse fun is over? Think again... 🌙✨

At 5:12am tomorrow morning, the moon will pass into the Earth’s shadow, creating a partial lunar eclipse.

As it does, you’ll see the Moon take on a coppery-red colour, giving it the nickname ‘blood moon’.

Join Blair in your dressing gown and experience this spectacular sight for yourself.

26/08/2026

This week’s Ask-a-saurus, we’re finding out just how many dinosaur species scientists have discovered so far 🦖

And there could be plenty more prehistoric species still waiting to be found… 🔎

Got a dinosaur question? Ask us in the comments for the chance to WIN a free child ticket to Life 👇

24/08/2026

📸 Meet our World Photography Day competition winner!

Five-year-old Dylan was the star of this brilliant photo, taken during his visit to Life last week 🦖✨

Dylan has won a return ticket to Life for him and his family - congratulations 🎉

24/08/2026

Last week, we featured on ITV Tyne Tees as part of a special programme looking at how attractions have responded to the Government’s Summer Saving scheme.

The scheme runs until 1 September and has helped families save on visits to attractions like Life, with the reduced VAT rate allowing us to offer lower ticket prices over the summer.

We also spoke about our Universal Credit Saver ticket, which launches today. Until 30 September, anyone receiving Universal Credit can visit Life with up to five people for just £5 per person.

Our Head of Schools and Communities Engagement, Fran, spoke about how the Summer Saving scheme has gone and why making Life more accessible and affordable remains important to us.

Missed it? You can watch the clip below 👇

Watch the latest from ITV News - It launched nearly 8 weeks ago, designed to help families during the summer holidays but some businesses now saying further support is needed.

22/08/2026

This week, we welcomed families from our North East Autism Society Science Club to help us review our sensory bags 🎒

Hearing directly from neurodivergent families is important in helping us understand what works, what could be improved, and how we can continue making Life a welcoming and accessible place for everyone.

Thank you to the families who came along and shared their experiences and feedback with us!

Our sensory bags are available to borrow from reception during your visit.

21/08/2026

We’ve loved seeing all of your dino mask designs for our Making Studios competition 🎨

There’s just one week left to get your entries in!

Get creative and send us a photo wearing your roarsome mask for the chance to win a family membership to Life 🦕