Public lecture: predicting weather and climate
Professor Sir Brian Hoskins will give a public lecture on Predicting Weather and Climate at Imperial College London next week.
Birkbeck Science Week
Don't miss the annual public celebration of science and scientists at Birkbeck, University of London.
The Serengeti Rules – public lecture at the Royal Institution
Discover the rules of all life on Earth, with American evolutionary biologist Sean B. Carroll, author of The Serengeti Rules.
Solar storm causes surge in Jupiter’s ‘Northern Lights’
Jupiter's version of the Northern Lights went wild when a large solar storm hit the giant planet in October 2011.
SOAS to host Elephant Conference in India
London's School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) will host its first Elephant Conference in India next month - open to the public.
Secret deep sea habitats of humpback whales
Migration patterns show that undersea mountains are important habitats for humpback whales in New Caledonia.
Patterns of habitat loss affect biodiversity damage
Ecologists discover that biodiversity suffers more when habitat destruction starts at the edges of a region and moves towards the centre.
Daily temperature fluctuations could threaten warm-blooded species
Bird species suffer increase in mortality rates when there is a wider range between daily lowest and highest temperatures—especially in warmer climates.