Science
What is Earth Day 2021 and how is it being celebrated?
Earth Day is an annual event on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection. First held in 1970, it now includes a wide range of events coordinated globally, including 1 billion people in more than 193 countries. On Earth Day last year, over 100 million people around the world observed the 50th anniversary in…
Oysters, olives and blue cheese among most disliked foods by Brits, according to new research
New research has revealed the most common foods the great British public dislike are oysters, olives and blue cheese. According to the latest analysis, 34% of Brits aren’t keen on oysters, 27% don’t agree with olives and blue cheese puts off 27%.
Foreign species creates high risk to the environment in Antarctica, say Birmingham academics
Researchers at the University of Birmingham say a bug that was moved to an island in Antarctica is presenting a risk to the island’s environment. The tiny insect, almost naked to the human eye, is known as Eretmoptera Murphyi were accidentally moved to Signy Island by biologists from the 1960s when growing plants there, which…
Hundreds of families planning to attend free festival in Birmingham this weekend
Visitors to Birmingham City University’s Inspired Family Day will be given the chance to star in their own play, design their own railway or take part in a range of sporting activities this weekend. There will also be ample opportunities for jewellery making, science experiments and craft workshops on offer as the University throws open the doors to…
Your photos of the ‘Super Blue Moon’ over Birmingham
Last night’s “Super Blue Moon” had quite a few of you watching the skies. While a lunar eclipse – or ‘blood moon’ as Twitter hashtags will remind you -was visible on the other side of the world (Australia, Asia and some parts of the US and Eastern Europe), the UK had to settle for a ‘blue moon’. No less stunning,…