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Nature & Environment
Balloon releases – a touching celebration or an environmental tragedy?
Lots of balloons floating up into the sky can be a touching tribute or celebration, but environmentalists warn of their longer-term impact on wildlife once the balloons pop.
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Nature & Environment
Hallowain't III: Kilifish - the zombie fish
Swimming around without any self-control, the better to spread infection. Are killifish zombies, raised from the dead? No.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
What is climate psychology?
We know the facts about burning fossil fuels and climate change so why has humanity not changed its ways of life?
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Education & Development
Sustainability
YXM130 Example subject pathway created by Teresa Cox, Senior Manager.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Eco-anxiety and how to cope with the Climate and Ecological Crisis
Learning about the climate and ecological crisis can be very disturbing and overwhelming. We may feel a variety of different emotions often grouped under the umbrella label of eco-anxiety. But what is eco-anxiety and how can we learn to live with the reality of the crisis without falling apart?
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Nature & Environment
Energy in buildings
Themes covered in this free course, Energy in buildings, include reducing heating demand in buildings, heating systems and fuel emissions, and reducing electricity use by appliances. The course looks at the importance of energy in buildings in the UK, investigate heat loss and how to prevent it, ways of increasing building efficiency, ...
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Nature & Environment
Sperm counts
How much sperm does a man make? Would you explode if you don't release your sperm? Explore the male reproductive system in this article and video.
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Society, Politics & Law
Wildfires: environmental and social entanglements
This course explores how environmental and social factors interact to cause wildfires and shows why these interactions need to be considered when preparing for future wildfires. Focusing on the 2007 wildfires in Greece, this course introduces students to the geographical concept of entanglement as a tool for exploring these interrelated factors....
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Nature & Environment
Ocean explorer
Take a journey into the Earth's oceans and discover whether you've got what it takes to become an oceanographer. Explore ocean depths, currents, temperatures and find out more about the future of our oceans.
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Nature & Environment
Golden Globe Ocean Race: The next 50 years?
Dr David Assinder takes a look ahead at the next 50 years and explores the changes to our oceans.
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Nature & Environment
Make a bird house
The total area of garden space in the UK is probably greater than that of all the nation's nature reserves. Converting just a small section of your garden into a breeding place for birds can make a small but significant contribution to the survival of bird species.
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History & The Arts
Why isn't Doctor Who a vegan?
The Doctor exhibits compassion to all creatures, across space and across history. Except the delicious ones, it seems. Kate Stewart and Matthew Cole wonder why.