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| Opening of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition |
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| Snow moment ©Jasper Doest / Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013. |
Be among the first to see this popular exhibition.
A gallery of 100 inspiring photographs selected from thousands of international entries from talented newcomers, gifted amateurs and leading lights of the profession.
Opens 18 October |
Book your tickets to Wildlife Photographer of the Year
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| European men grow taller |
European men have grown 11cm taller since the 1870s. Improved health and diet are the main reasons, although Museum human origins expert Professor Chris Stringer says, 'This doesn't mean that if we carry on eating, we will keep growing taller.' Height limits are based on our parents' genes but also on evolution over time.
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Read more about this new research
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| Celebrate hedgerows and hedgehogs |
Celebrate hedgerows, wildlife and autumn produce with talks, activities and displays. Join a hedge-planting session, try tasty hedgerow food, make a winter bird-feeder and meet a loveable hedgehog.
6 October, 12.00–17.00
Free, all ages welcome
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Plan your visit to our annual Hedgerow Harvest
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| Wallace100 conference - Alfred Russel Wallace and his Legacy |
Celebrate the life and work of Alfred Russel Wallace, co-discoverer of the theory of evolution by natural selection.
Take part in discussions and tours and find out about Wallace's vital contribution to our understanding of the natural world.
23 October, 9.30–14.00
Free, advance booking required |
Register for a free place
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| Get your skates on |
Check out London's most spectacular ice-rink. Novice or expert, it's the perfect place to welcome in the season with friends and family.
Drop into our Café Bar for a hot chocolate or delicious food and a great view of the rink.
Opens 31 October |
Buy tickets to the Ice Rink
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| Halloween myths and monsters |
Scare yourself at a special Halloween Night Safari.
Discover the truth behind three of the most terrifying monsters of all time with spooky lectures by our experts and strange specimens from their collections.
31 October, 19.00–22.00Tickets £28, £25 for Members |
Book tickets to Myths and Monsters
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| Gift of the Month: Wildlife Photographer of the Year Portfolio 23 |
Underwater images, intimate animal portraits, landscapes and creative visions of nature…enjoy all the winning and highly commended images from Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013 in the Portfolio book.
Available to preorder now, for dispatch from 18 October 2013. |
Preorder online
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