Environment
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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.
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.
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.
Frank Armstrong's pen and ink drawings on show at Yorkshire Dales Countryside Museum
A series of pictures produced by the artist during his caravan holidays capture the Yorkshire landscape as it looked 60 years ago at an exhibition in the National Park.
National Trust Wales aims to make beauty spots self-sufficient through hydro-electricity
The National Trust has announced more innovative power plans, galvanising abandoned copper mines, mountain rivers, farms and cottages along the way.
Jurassic Coast Earth Festival gets set to launch with fusion of science and art events
Between May and September visitors will be able to take part in a celebration of England's only natural world heritage site, exploring the past, present and future of the 95-mile coastline.
British Services Antarctic Expedition marks centenary of Captain Scott's death at Natural History Museum
A team of Antarctic explorers have visited some of the "last camp" rocks collected by Captain Scott and his team on their fateful expedition exactly 100 years ago.
Thousands of sunflowers to be planted in honour of Alan Turing for MOSI-led experiment
To mark the centenary year of Turing's birth, the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester is asking members of the public to help complete one of his unfinished projects.
Former Falkirk colliery site at Kinneil could become Scotland's newest nature reserve
Nature lovers looking after an east Scotland site which was home to a colliery for two centuries say Falkirk Council could win Nature Reserve status for it by the summer.
Vince Cable helps Centre for Life launch Newcastle ScienceFest 2012
The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills praised National Science and Engineering Week and the Centre for Life at the launch of the week-long annual festival.
Action-packed National Science and Engineering Week begins
The annual campaign celebrates science nationwide for the next nine days, including a supermarket campaign aimed at inspiring children to conduct mini-experiments.
Tanya Karavan and Daniel Tchetchik show Double Nature at Innovation Warehouse
The Israeli Minister of Culture's Young Artist 2011 and the cultural photographer for the Ha'aretz newspaper join forces above London's Smithfield Market.
Measuring the Universe: Transit of Venus to the Edge of Cosmos at the Royal Observatory
When Venus moves across the sun in June, it will be the last time the planet does so until 2117. Greenwich's Royal Observatory responds with a display and season of events.
