Animals & Plants

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Sea Stories: Sea Wrack by Moira O’Neill

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Sea wrack - the large species of seaweeds - has been collected by people all over the world for hundreds of years. Join point Moira O’Neill (the non de plume of Agnes Shakespeare Higginson) as she takes us to 19 century Ireland.

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Sea Stories: The Sound Of The Sea by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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The sea is in a constant state of change. From the shore, one may look in awe at it’s stillness - or it’s ferocity. Poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow takes us back to a night when the sea awoke from its slumber...

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Rooting out the risks of plant recolonization on mine waste

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Rooting out the risks of plant recolonization on mine waste

Mine waste needs careful storage to ensure they don’t contaminate the environment. A new study explores the long-term effectiveness of one type of storage cover, which essentially made from layers of soil that allow plants to grow on them.

Predator parfum makes for bold crayfish...

Predator parfum makes for bold crayfish...

Rusty crayfish may not have a nose as such, but they do have an exceptional sense of smell. With a “sniff”, these crustaceans can glean all sorts of information about the world around them. If rusty crayfish can “smell” a predator, such as largemouth bass, it stands to reason the crayfish will seek to reduce their chances of becoming dinner…