Hist.) and obtained its current title in 1967. The journal was formed by the merger of the Magazine of Natural History (1828–1840) and the Annals of Natural History (1838–1840; previously the Magazine of Zoology and Botany, 1836–1838) and Loudon and Charlesworth's Magazine of Natural History.
The journal was established in 1967 as a result of merging three previous publications: the Magazine of Natural History (1828-1840), the Annals of Natural History (1838-1840; previously the Magazine of Zoology and Botany, 1836-1838), and Loudon and Charlesworth's Magazine of Natural History.