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12 Days of Christmas: Six Geese-a-Eaten

12 Days of Christmas: Six Geese-a-Eaten

What is a polar bear’s favourite snack? Geese, apparently! Does new research show geese have become a summer treat for polar bears, but are they enough to preserve the dwindling polar bear population?
Review: Stump (UMDS)

Review: Stump (UMDS)

The Mancunion reviews Stum, performed by the University of Manchester Drama Society at The Brewers in Gay Village
COP27: Where do we go from here?

COP27: Where do we go from here?

After another weak COP summit, how can our leaders do more to ensure that we prevent disaster?
“Utterly sickening”: Manchester Animal Rebellion protestors blasted by Labour MP

“Utterly sickening”: Manchester Animal Rebellion protestors blasted by Labour MP

Labour MP Andrew Gwynne criticised members of Animal Rebellion for their protests against animal-based food production in the UK
Cute and cuddly: Unpacking animal conservation bias

Cute and cuddly: Unpacking animal conservation bias

All species should be treated equally – so why aren’t they?
Mooloo: The Scientists Potty Training Cows to Save the World

Mooloo: The Scientists Potty Training Cows to Save the World

Cattle farming has a huge environmental impact, but seems unlikely to disappear any time soon. Find out how scientists are potty training cows to lesson their impact on climate change.
The Stoller Hall is sounding the alarm

The Stoller Hall is sounding the alarm

The Stoller House’s new season draws inspiration from the natural world, reflecting the venue’s commitment to sustainable practices
Don’t look at the Don’t Look Up reviews

Don’t look at the Don’t Look Up reviews

Jay Darcy argues that the critical response to Don’t Look Up highlights the importance of the movie
Don’t Look Up: No need for subtlety in McKay’s perfect satire for the modern world

Don’t Look Up: No need for subtlety in McKay’s perfect satire for the modern world

Full of black humour and intentional heavy-handedness, Don’t Look Up is a hilarious satire for our times and a wake-up call for humanity.
COP26 – What does it mean for the fashion industry?

COP26 – What does it mean for the fashion industry?

The fashion industry is infamously one of the greatest polluters on this planet. Has COP26 changed anything?
COP26: Still not green enough?

COP26: Still not green enough?

A run-down of the Glasgow summit
We tried the McPlant, so you don’t have to

We tried the McPlant, so you don’t have to

Have you ever look at McDonalds and thought, why have they not put out a vegan alternative? The McPlant is why
“It’s a Fair COP” – Considerations on the COP26 Summit

“It’s a Fair COP” – Considerations on the COP26 Summit

Max Earnshaw discusses ‘climate anxiety’ and investigates whether politicians attending Cop26 are doing good on their promises to make a genuine effort to improve the climate crisis situation
A Fertile Future: In conversation with The Kindling Trust

A Fertile Future: In conversation with The Kindling Trust

A conversation with The Kindling Trust, a Manchester based organisation that seeks to subvert our food system for the good of people and the planet.
Manchester Festival of Climate Action

Manchester Festival of Climate Action

From Mitigation, to Adaption, Finance to Collaboration – what’s on at the Manchester Festival of Climate Action?
How to deal with eco-anxiety

How to deal with eco-anxiety

A guide for coping with eco-anxiety and reconnecting with nature
Covid and climate change: A worrying trend

Covid and climate change: A worrying trend

Georgie Selwood explores the ways in which climate change could impact our relationship with disease.
Opinion: Is David Attenborough’s documentary spreading a dangerous message?

Opinion: Is David Attenborough’s documentary spreading a dangerous message?

Martha Houston discusses the dangerous ideas about population control that could be encouraged from David Attenborough’s recent documentary
Colonialism and climate change: how renewables may continue this toxic legacy

Colonialism and climate change: how renewables may continue this toxic legacy

Ava Innes discusses the problem with trying to find sustainable solutions without examining the colonial legacy that underpins our current environmental crisis.
Manchester: tackling climate change head on

Manchester: tackling climate change head on

Luke Edwards discusses how Manchester is leading the fight against climate change, implementing city-wide changes to reduce carbon emissions

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