Natural World

The Global South undoubtedly bears the brunt of global climate change, biodiversity loss and extinctions. Learn more about the relationship between humans and animals, scientific ecology and the protection of nature.

Learn how a tract of arable land has been transformed into a thriving biodiverse habitat of lake, lagoons, wet meadows and grassland at the University of York.

Join a guided walk at Three Hagges Woodmeadow led by expert naturalists. Explore the complex links between species and find out about efforts to recover biodiversity.

Why do different species of birds have different beaks and feathers? Which bugs come out at night? Join children’s author and illustrator Yuval Zommer for a creative family-friendly workshop.

What is the human cost of pollution and what are the possibilities of change? Hear the views of an international panel of experts.

As we head towards COP26, find out about the role our oceans play in climate change and the actions required to tackle this pressing issue and to protect marine diversity.

Discover how a thriving biodiverse habitat of lake, lagoons, wet meadows and grassland is attracting numerous species to the University of York and providing an ecology laboratory for students.

Joe Shute of The Telegraph unpicks Britain's long-standing love affair with the weather and discusses what happens when it changes beyond recognition.

From star-nosed moles that have super-sensing snouts to electric eels that paralyse their prey, scientist Kenneth Catania unlocks the secrets behind some of nature’s most astounding animals.