MENU
Back to Calendar

M Shed Winter Lecture: Extinctions – How Life Survives, Adapts, Evolves

12.10.23

Leader

Professor Michael Benton

Category

Uncategorised

Date

12th October 2023
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Location

Open Maps

Join Professor Michael Benton at Bristol Museums’ M Shed for the first Winter Lecture of the series as he explores extinctions and discussed how life survives, adapts and evolves.

Palaeontology shows us that many billions of species that once existed are now extinct, and their natural extinctions enabled new species to inherit the Earth.

Booking information

This event is not run by the BNS

Please book via the M Shed website – https://www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/m-shed/whats-on/winter-lecture-extinctions-how-life-survives-adapts-evolves/

Pay what you can.

Please select whether you require an ‘online’ or an ‘in-person’ ticket when you book. Booking for online tickets closes at at 5pm on Thursday 12 October.

What's happening near you?

Our Calendar

The Science & Beauty of Birds

13.12.2023

Speaker: Oliver Smart, ornithologist & wildlife photographer Ever wondered why a raptor has an orbital ridge or what the purpose is of a tubenose on…

Clevedon & Dowlais

17.12.2023

The tide will be up when we meet, so we will start with a stroll down the seashore towards Dowlais Farm checking for waders and wildfowl.

SAVING THE PLANET through the POWER OF POETRY!

20.12.2023

We have something a bit different by way of a Christmas special this December. Come and join us for wine and mince pies and listen…

NEW YEAR PLANT HUNT in Portishead

30.12.2023

The Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland’s annual New Year Plant Hunt is a fun way to start (or end!) the year. How many species…

LAND OF GEYSERS AND GYRS

10.01.2024

A talk by Keith Offord on ZoomVast expanses of wild country comprising rugged mountains, volcanoes and lakes make Iceland one of the most scenically interesting…

Greylake & Avalon Marshes

14.01.2024

Located in the heart of the Somerset Levels and Moors, Greylake shows what the Levels must have been like before extensive agricultural drainage. Thanks to…

Conservation on the Somerset Levels & Moors

17.01.2024

This will be a Zoom talk. Speaker: Damon Bridge, RSPB Conservation Officer Somerset Levels “Conservation on the Somerset Levels and Moors – Addressing the Nature…

Walton Common Bryophytes

28.01.2024

Please note the earlier time than usual of 1.30pm – Walton Common has a great deal to explore among the ‘lower plants’ – from…

WWT Slimbridge

17.02.2024

Details to come.

The Species recovery Trust

28.02.2024

This will be a Zoom talk about the charity, The Species Recovery Trust, how it came about and some of the endangered species they…

Portbury Wharf

17.03.2024

Meet outside the Portishead Open Air Pool on Esplanade Road (ST 465 775, BS20 7HD) at 09:00. There should be plenty of parking along the…

Sand Point

13.04.2024

This is a joint meeting with the BOC. Details to come…