Tag: biodiversity
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Biomimicry in Engineering
Biomimicry can elevate engineering designs by helping to make structures more efficient and enhance their functions. So, what is biomimicry? Biomimicry is the notion of drawing inspiration from nature’s adaptations to their environments. This is then translated into engineering to solve human problems by imitating features of organisms and integrating them into engineering designs. It’s importance…
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Fundraising for our rivers
Spreading awareness of river pollution as part of sustainability week and Cop27 Today we were fundraising for Together, for Rivers | The Rivers Trust with our volunteer – Lecturer Luke – dressed up, enduring wet sponges and buckets of water being thrown at him. We had many participants and donations! River pollution continuously causes declines…
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CHALLENGING CLIMATE CHANGE: The Great Green Wall of Africa
For the past 15 years, Africa has inspired millions of people to stand up and act against climate change. The lives of African communities have been turned upside down, mostly due to the devasting effects of climate change, which has already caused a lot of changes to the way our world functions and will most…
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7 weird animal facts you probably didn’t know 🐸
1: A Flamingo’s head has to be upside down when it eats Flamingos are known for standing in shallow water on one leg, but most people are unaware that due to the way in which they have developed a Flamingo has to use the bristles at the top of its beak to filter out the mud and…