Notebook from the North

Over the last few years the news has been full of stories of glaciers melting, retreating and disappearing, but what actually are they and why does their melting matter? Never fear, in this week we shall be exploring just that! We will look back into the mists of time, question why glaciers may grow and Read more

This week Notebook from the North interviewed the wonderful Sammy Mason and Siân Green all about Citizen Science, especially related to studying mammals. This includes lots of great info on camera trapping, the unusual exotic animals prowling around the British countryside, and information on how you can get involved in science without having to spend Read more

Perhaps unsurprisingly, snow is a really important feature of life in the Arctic and Antarctic, as well as in high mountain areas all over the planet. It affects how people and animals can move around, can turn a beautiful hillside into a death trap and can provide a safe haven for animals and plants who Read more

Whilst many of the creatures that live in the Arctic are big, like polar bears and reindeer, smaller critters do exist there too. One of these is the lemming, a small hamster-like rodent that is found across tundra environments in the north. This week we’ll be learning about them, how they have a big effect Read more

Earth only has a limited amount of space, and so not many creatures can live in the exact same parts of it. Creatures like foxes and badgers have managed to get themselves a pretty good deal, living mostly in areas that are not too hot or too cold, and where there is food and fresh Read more

The UN, the EU, the League of Nations and countless more abbreviations and grand names belong to the international collaborative bodies that have, and occasionally still do, exist. They have a variety of tasks, but one of their main jobs is to do these things beyond the scope of just one country. Many of the Read more