Natural World

Get your hands dirty (literally!) as you measure a range of Natural Capital features, and discover the importance of things such as soil microbes for nature and your own wellbeing.

World-leading palaeontologist Michael J. Benton offers a new visual guide to dinosaurs, showing how technological advances and new fossil finds have forever changed the way we see these extinct beasts.

Biochemist Andrew Doig provides an eye-opening portrait of death throughout history, looking at particular causes, who they affected and how they were overcome.

Susanne Wedlich leads us on a scientific journey through the 3-billion-year history of slime, from its part in the evolution of life on Earth to how it might feature in the post-human future.

Deepen your understanding of our canine friends with zoology correspondent Jules Howard.

How can peatlands help save our planet? Come along as Peter Mott explains the importance and potential of peatlands, particularly in terms of sustainability.

Drawing on decades of observing other primates, world renowned primatologist Frans de Waal analyses our shared evolutionary history with the apes, broadening the conversation about human gender dynamics.

Join ecology professor Lars Chittka and discover how intelligent and sophisticated bees are as individuals.

Dog behaviourist, trainer and TV presenter Louise Glazebrook provides you with the skills and confidence to interpret your dog’s needs and behaviour and build a better, happier relationship for life.

Come along for a talk by Cobi van Tonder about the Acoustic Atlas project to discover virtual acoustics and real-time auralisation, and learn about digital heritage acoustics via the sites in the Acoustic Atlas archive.

Learn about the problems of the food system and get some inspiration for how we can transform it into one that benefits both population and planet.

Talk to our pet-loving team about what care means in your family and make your personal care shopping list with them.

Journalist and adventurer Kit Chapman explores the science that has been translated from racing to the road and explains how the motorsport of today could save the world of tomorrow.

Join acclaimed author Michael Morpurgo for a magical performance combining live music, poetry and storytelling in celebration of the natural world.

Find out about ‘York Central Co-owned’ and ‘World Localization Day’ and be involved in a discussion on how we can create an alternative future for York Central.

Join us as we talk to ‘manonabeach®’, Ian Brighouse, about his fascinating project that celebrates the elemental power of the beach, where the air, land and sea meet.

Join bioethicist Jessica Pierce and ecologist and evolutionary biologist Marc Bekoff as they imagine a post-human future for dogs and challenge the notion that dogs would be helpless without their human counterparts.

Discover the fundamental relationship between storytelling and the environment with Harvard Professor Martin Puchner.

Climate campaigner Alice Bell tells the stories of the scientists who helped build our modern understanding of climate change, and delivers a hopeful message for the future.