Name: The Circle of Life: Birth, Sex and Death
Start: 2026-05-19T19:00:00
End: 2026-05-19T21:00:00
Location: Paddington Ale House

Come along to learn about the newest findings on where baby sharks travel, what beetles find sexy and how tiny organisms can solve crimes.

Crimes, Critters and Clues

Crime shows often focus on weapons, DNA and dramatic chase scenes - but real forensic science is far more surprising. In some investigations tiny organisms found on or around a body can help piece together the circumstances of a crime.

Cloaked in darkness: darkness as an ornament?

Male animals get the ornaments. Females? Don't need to look fabulous, when males are already competing for you! But science sees what it expects. Enter the bean beetle, and a rather inconvenient complication.

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