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    Life in the Dark

    Put your senses to the test in this family exhibition. Book now.

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    Sensational Butterflies

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    Crime Scene Live

    Work with Museum scientists to catch a killer in this interactive murder-mystery.

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    Dino Snores for Grown-ups

    Roll out your sleeping bag in Hintze Hall before going on an after-dark adventure.

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    Take a behind-the-scenes tour of the Museum's fascinating zoology spirit collection, where you'll meet Archie the giant squid.

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    Who's afraid of the dark?
    9 July 2018

    Explore some of nature's most extreme sensory adaptations with leading scientists from the Museum.

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    Dragonfly wings could inspire new aeroplane flight control
    27 June 2018

    Scientists are studying the way dragonflies fly in the hope of making small planes more stable and robust.

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    Beyond Jurassic World: what we really know about dinosaurs and how
    25 June 2018

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    Are we really made of stardust?
    4 June 2018

    Stars that go supernova are responsible for creating many of the elements of the periodic table, including those that make up the human body. 

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