Natural Diversity Season
Variety is the spice of life
Celebrate the amazing diversity of planet Earth and support the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity by joining in our free talks.
Natural Diversity Season of Nature Live talks
12 January to 1 April 2010 (excluding February half-term)
Tuesdays and Thursdays at 14.30
Attenborough Studio
Free (occasional paid special events)
Uncover the planet's natural diversity through our scientists' work and the spectacular specimen collections when you join in our Nature Live talks.
Come and discuss with us why thousands of minerals, millions of mammals and billions of insects matter. Witness amazing specimens, some rarely shown to the public. And find out how your actions can help shape the world around you.
Talks
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Chi-Chi the Panda: A Symbol for Endangered Species
23 March 2010 14:30
Find out how one animal transformed the way we see pandas and our world's biodiversity.
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One For All, And All For One
25 March 2010 14:30
Find out about the weird world of colonial animals that potentially live forever.
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It Takes Two
30 March 2010 14:30
Discover the amazing relationship between ants and ferns in the forests of southeast Asia.
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Fossils, Freaks or Frauds?
1 April 2010 14:30
Join a Museum scientist as we try to distinguish the freaks and frauds from the fossils.
Nature Live in the Attenborough Studio
Giant squid, spiders dating, plants that bite and parasitoid wasps are some of the subjects of Nature Live talks in the Attenborough Studio. There are daily events, topical seasons and monthly evening debates.
