Sounds of space
Music and science collide as Holst’s The Planets gets a modern makeover
A new Planets suite has launched at the Royal Observatory – with a little help from Imperial space scientists.
Stories tagged with 'Nature'
Sleeping giant
Moderate warming, if sustained, could melt the ‘sleeping giant’ of Antarctica
Imperial experts have predicted that sustained Antarctic warming of just 2°C could melt the largest ice sheet on earth.
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Feature
In the field
Imperial geologist tackles field trip mental health
Field trips help students and academics explore the environments they study – but some suffer mental health difficulties when out on excursions.
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Greenhouse gains
Greenhouse gas removal best way to make UK carbon neutral by 2050
The UK must do more to remove CO2 from the atmosphere if we are to meet Paris Agreement targets and slow climate change, says a major new report.
Saving sea life
Marine ‘biodiversity crisis’ tackled with new database of conservation plans
The database brings together plans from around the world, enabling researchers to improve future plans and save species from extinction.
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Bio blitz
Slough residents find a wealth of nature in the heart of their town
The first ever ‘BioBlitz' at Sough’s PlayDay 2018, led by Silwood Park and the WWT, saw residents counting 46 different species across five taxa.
Poisoned chalice
The more pesticides bees eat, the more they like them
Bumblebees acquire a taste for pesticide-laced food as they become more exposed to it, a behaviour showing possible symptoms of addiction.
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Creepy crawlies
Visitors flock to sunny Silwood for Bugs! Day 2018
Imperial’s Silwood Park Campus opened its gates to the public to teach them a bit about science and the importance of our native creepy crawlies.
Napoleon dynamite
Napoleon’s defeat at Waterloo caused in part by Indonesian volcanic eruption
Electrically charged volcanic ash short-circuited Earth’s atmosphere in 1815, causing global poor weather and Napoleon’s defeat, says new research.
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Dino discovery
New dinosaur species named ‘amazing dragon from Lingwu’ discovered in China
Researchers at Imperial, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and UCL have found the world’s oldest neosauropod species.
