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Sussex Downs in bid to become first British UNESCO biosphere reserve for 35 years
Nature nurturers in Sussex are being urged to get involved in a council-backed bid to win biosphere status for the South Downs, drawing funding and support for the area.
Two-part Banana Theory installation takes sustainability to Chelsea College parade green
A green outside Chelsea College has been turned into a 12-metre soil and grass installation as part of a project aiming to increase awareness of environmental issues.
Museums at Night 2012: Polly Morgan's taxidermy delivers knock out blow in Liverpool
Nick Stockman is transfixed as artist Polly Morgan delivers a knock out blow during her absorbing taxidermy demonstration in Liverpool.
Giant robotic dinosaurs gear up for Age of the Dinosaurs blockbuster at the Ulster Museum
A 3.5-metre-high robotic dinosaur is just one of seven animatronic Jurassic creatures awaiting visitors to the Ulster Museum's Age of the Dinosaurs exhibition.
Giants of the Infinitesimal bigs up the nano-particles at Magna Science Centre
Sculptors and scientists combine for the new show at Rotherham's Magna, where you can manipulate powerful tiny particles in the same way experts do in the labs.
Museums at Night 2012: Your guide to museum and gallery sleepover events
The Museums at Night sleepover events are one of the most exciting and magical ways to enjoy this year's festival taking place nationwide during the weekend of May 18-20.
Belfast's Ulster Museum celebrates an enduring fascination with Age of the Dinosaur
Riggers have had to put their skills to good use at the Ulster Museum, where dinosaurs flying from the walls join highlights from the host collection and the Natural History Museum.
Museums at Night 2012: Your guide to this year's Science and Nature events
A run down of the Science and Nature themed events happening during this year's Museums at Night weekend of May 18-20.
The Culture24/7: Science and Nature sparklers for May 2012
Shark teeth, dinosaurs, nanoparticle experiments and forestry fun all feature in our round-up of places to explore and inspire in all things Science and Nature this month.
Attention-craving meerkat to meet Newcastle in animal invasion at Life Science Centre
Furry facilitator Jay Gunn promises the truth about animals as he prepares to accompany bats and planetarium shows in a weekend of fun at the Newcastle centre.
Robots and Avatars targets Facebook and Pluto in flourish of experimentalism at FACT
With exhibits taken out of use, taking over your social network or parodying your movements through the gallery, the Liverpool centre's latest show is full of surprises.
Merseyside Maritime Museum Beer Goggles event promotes importance of personal safety
The SAFE@SEIZED programme includes the chance to attempt physical challenges while wearing "beer goggles" to demonstrate the effects of drinking too much alcohol.
Buried on Campus picks through the bones at the Grant Museum of Zoology
Using thousands of bones from a Victorian teaching collection found under University College, the Grant gives an insight into human remains and their purpose in the classroom.
International Garden Photographer of the Year show to tour to Jackfield Tile Museum
The annual exhibition from the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew will tour to the Ironbridge Gorge site in Shropshire this summer.
Feel like you're flying in the wind: National Trust launches 50 Things to do Before You're 11¾
Overseen by five "Elite Rangers" going by names including The Bug Catcher and Den Boy, the Trust launches a new scheme to get kids playing in the great outdoors.
