Cambridge museum's butterfly art aims to spark climate change conversation

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Butterflies act as an early warning indicator of changes in the environment, scientists say.

Parkside Community College pupils worked alongside artist Hilary Cox Condron to create an art installation called The Butterfly Effect

Pupils from Parkside Community College in Cambridge were inspired to create the art installation, called The Butterfly Effect, after learning that butterflies act as an early warning sign of changes in the environment. "The Sedgwick Museum has rocks and fossils that show over 1,700 million years of global climate change and it's vital young people engage with the climate crisis," Ms Skipper said.

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