Sir David Attenborough Honoured on 100th Birthday

Exam-focused facts from the 11 May 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Sir David Attenborough is a veteran broadcaster and environmentalist born on 8 May 1926 in west London.
He joined the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in 1952.
The Natural History Museum named a species of parasitic wasp, Attenboroughnculus tau, after him.
The Attenboroughnculus tau is native to the Patagonian lakes of Chile.
Other species named after him include a wildflower, butterfly, grasshopper, dinosaur, and ghost shrimp.