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Nature & Environment
Climate change: transitions to sustainability
Human societies have to take urgent action to end their dependences on fossil fuels. We have to alter the whole path of our development and decision making in order to make our societies both environmentally adaptable and sustainable. This free course, Climate change, takes on the task of trying to chart some of the ways in which it might be ...
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The struggle to save the seabirds after the Torrey Canyon disaster
Fifty years ago [March 1967] the Torrey Canyon ran aground between Cornwall and the Isles Of Scilly, splilling over 100 million litres of crude oil into the sea. To mark the anniversary, we're reproducing an article from WWT's Wildfowl magazine, where Dr J V Beer explains how the RSPCA and WWT tried to rehabilitate wildlife caught in the disaster.
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What impact does your pet's food have on the environment?
Producing food for our four-legged friends comes with a massive environmental costs, explains Cailin Heinze.
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Why is East Africa experiencing such a terrible drought?
Countries across East Africa are in the grip of a murderous period of drought. It's been caused by the dipole. Rob Marchant explains how the 'Indian Nino' has brought the region to the brink of famine.
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Society, Politics & Law
Methods in Motion: Getting on your bike, and looking for answers
Dr Peter Wood, a Visiting Fellow with the Geography Discipline, argues that although methodological choices are often seen as technical decisions, they can actually be key to intellectual creativity.
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The environmental costs of Trump’s wall
Trump's wall will not only have long-lasting impact on human society, but also severe ecological consequences.
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How are drones keeping track of songbirds?
Keeping track on bird populations? It's the perfect task for a drone. Mary Bates reports.
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‘Land grab’: an environmental issue?
This free course, ‘Land grab’: an environmental issue?, explores how environmental problems are entangled with economic and political issues and offers tools for making sense of the complexity that results. The case of land grab illustrates how everyday issues such as food prices are caught up in connections that link different places, different...
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Building over farmland: Will city expansion leave the world hungry?
Demand for building land is going to take 30 million hectares out of production. Where will the food for the new city dwellers come from?
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What can parasites on Arctic shrews tell us about climate change?
As scientists try to understand how the changing climate might affect global species, one study is looking at a small mammal - and its smaller parasites - to get a sense of what might be in store for us all.
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Introducing environmental decision making
Many of the decisions we make have implications for our environment, particularly those concerning natural resources and waste. Taking account of environmental factors in decision making can be both complex and challenging. This free course, Introducing environmental decision making, considers decisions in their broader contexts and advocates a ...
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Science, Maths & Technology
How do I pitch an idea to a science editor?
If you've got a story about science, you'll want to get it read. The first step is getting an editor to want to publish it... but how do you persuade the gatekeepers to open up?