earth science
We’re flying to the Moon – and it’ll be sooner than you think
After almost half a century, we’re heading back to the Moon. In an international effort led by NASA, the return will provide scientists with clues to Earth’s past and hope for its future, as Dr Jim Green, NASA’s Chief Scientist, explains.
Great balls of fire
Goodness gracious – two great balls of fire have been spotted in the skies over Manchester. But there’s no need to run for higher ground quite yet – while fireball events aren’t always caught on camera, they are fairly common. In the last month alone, a brand new meteor camera located here on The University […]
Magma crystallisation provides scientists with volcanic crystal ball
Volcanos have been around since time on Earth began – and the devastation they can cause has hardly changed in the intervening 4.5 billion years. In the past month alone, untold damage has been wrought by volcanic eruptions – in Hawaii, Indonesia and Guatemala. Of course, it is not possible to prevent volcanoes from erupting […]
The mega threat to mega-herbivores
The University of Manchester has teamed up with Chester Zoo to fight the potential extinction of some of the planet’s most iconic – and threatened – species. A collaboration between the Zoo and the University will see a £1.1 million investment made in research aimed at protecting the future of creatures like the Eastern Black […]