nature Articles

The Darkness Manifesto Review: Johan Eklöf’s illuminating new book sheds light on the night but warns us against doing the same
See the world through a new lens as Johan Eklöf’s ‘The Darkness Manifesto’ poetically exposes the dark undertones of nature, politics and pollution for better or for worse.

Covid and climate change: A worrying trend
Georgie Selwood explores the ways in which climate change could impact our relationship with disease.

The Mancunion conquer Treetop Trek
I was recently lucky enough to visit Treetop Trek on behalf of The Mancunion, alongside Features Editor, Felix Hanif-Banks. The site is nestled away in the enchanting woodland of Heaton Park. A trip to Treetop Trek is a retreat which can fit into any lifestyle, no matter how hectic. The site provides wholesome fun for […]

Nature, Manchester and You
A city like Manchester can really take it out of you. Whether you’re running up and down 6 flights of stairs to make it to your next lecture on time or bustling through Deansgate Locks to get a selfie with Love Island star Molly-Mae, metropolitan life in one of the country’s liveliest cities really drains […]

UoM signs up for Covering Climate Now to fight climate crisis
For a week this September, the University of Manchester will join forces with media outlets and organisations to devote their research to the global climate emergency

Manchester with no bee
The mass extinction of species is hitting insects particularly hard, which may have devastating consequences for ecosystems all around the world.

David Attenborough takes the People’s Seat at climate conference
It has been announced that British natural historian Sir David Attenborough will take the first ever ‘People’s Seat’ at this months UN climate conference (COP24) in Katowice, Poland

100 million year old spider with tail found in fossil
An international team of researchers, including University of Manchester’s Dr Russell Garwood, find a fossil that suggests spiders used to have tails
Interview: Chadden Hunter
Science & Technology Editor, Georgie Hines, sits down with Planet Earth II producer Chadden Hunter to discuss conservation, the challenges of nature filmmaking, and what’s in store next
Scientists are facing a ‘reproducibility crisis’
90 per cent of scientists are in fear of losing funding after results become harder to reproduce
Can nature documentaries promote conservation?
Nature documentaries have always valued themselves on being educational and entertaining — but are they teaching us anything?