If you can still recall Darwin's finches from your science lessons in school, seeing them in real life will be a surreal experience. You can catch them at the Treasures of the Natural World exhibition that is currently ongoing at the ArtScience Museum in Marina Bay Sands, Singapore. The exhibition showcases over 200 specimens from the Natural History Museum in London. Highlights include a page of Darwin's handwritten manuscript of On the Origin of Species, Alfred Russel Wallace's insect collection, and a skeleton of the extinct sabre-toothed cat species. We speak with Jim Broughton, Head of International Engagement at the Natural History Museum, as well as Honor Harger, Executive Director of ArtScience Museum.

Produced by: Loo Juosie

Presented by: Umapagan Ampikaipakan

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Tags:  Evening Edition,  Treasures of the Natural World,  natural science,  evolution