Environment
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Immortal Nature sees ten artists ponder impending doom at London's Edel Assanti
A psycho-geographical, end-of-the-world exploration of the relationship between civilisation and nature turns the floors of the gallery into Underworld, Earth and the Afterlife.
Glynn Vivian helps Vetch Veg turn former home of Swansea City into community artwork
Artist Owen Griffiths and Glynn Vivian Art Gallery are leading a community venture on the hallowed turf where Swansea once played as part of a Cultural Olympiad project.
Mancunians could enjoy more wildlife wonders as Wythenshawe Park becomes nature reserve
An 85-hectare area of one of Manchester's most popular parks has been given nature reserve status in a decision lauded by councillors as "great news" for residents.
Brilliant biologist D'Arcy Thompson inspires new art collection at University of Dundee
The late 19th and early 18th century polymath, best known for book On Growth and Form and decades of academic leadership, will be the subject of a £100,000 art collection.
National Trust reports "meteoric" rise of seal pups on Norfolk coast's Blakeney Point
A popular Norfolk nature reserve is appealing to the public to help look out for grey seals following a 31-fold population explosion since their introduction a decade ago.
Christmas cheer for parks in £19 million Lottery win
Manchester's glorious Victorian Alexandra Park, The Level in Brighton and the parkland home of Merthyr Tydfil's Grade I-listed Cyfarthfa Castle are among the winners as the Heritage and Big Lottery......
The National Museum of Computing enjoys tablet resurrection of BBC Domesday Project
25 years after the BBC launched the Domesday Project to digitise public photos and text mapping out the UK, the Bletchley Park venue plays host to Domesday Reloaded.
National Museum entomologist and fly expert swaps Cardiff for Chile in biodiversity trip
Dr Adrian Plant will spend three weeks in the Chilean Lake District as part of a group trip pursuing the insects who can answer questions about biodiversity in Wales.
Photographers Sebastião Salgado and Per-Anders Pettersson rail for rainforests
A South American expedition at Somerset House in London presents the plight of depleted rainforests as being more pressing than ever, reports Jennie Gillions.
Anna Tosney's Rural Life in the Dales – Drypoint and Monoprint at Yorkshire National Park
Artist Anna Tosney reveals her passion for Skipton and the picturesque surrounding scenery with a rural exhibition at the National Park Authority centre in Bainbridge.
Polar film to "reawaken" human connection to mankind at Manchester Science Festival
The Royal Northern College of Music will host spectacular film footage accompanied by acclaimed composer John Harle and the Manchester Camerata.
300-million-year-old fossil fish resident returns to Bude Castle Heritage Centre
The Castle Heritage Centre in Bude is to welcome back the Cornish town's oldest resident - a 300-million-year-old fossil fish with razor sharp teeth.
Daleks, martians, statues, Vikings and intoxication: Cambridge Festival of Ideas returns for 2011
Michael Moore can't make it and Tim Minchin and Richard Dawkins have long sold out. But it's the smaller draws at the University of Cambridge's festival which catch the eye.
Tree of Light project to inspire art and creativity in South-East as part of Olympic Games
Scientists will work with thousands of residents across the Thames Valley region to teach them about the power of trees ahead of public art performances alongside the Olympics.
Science Museum explores the fight to keep the world watered in Water Wars exhibition
Kathleen McIlvenna finds notes of optimism among some fascinating environmental inventions at the new exhibition at the Science Museum in London.
