Study measures link between chemicals and declining insect populations
Measuring exposure to over 1,000 different agrochemicals, researchers reported significant changes in behaviour and long-term survival of different insect populations in a new study...
DNA probes will be deployed in Antarctic krill project
A new project launched on 1 November aims to protect the Southern Ocean ecosystem by focusing on Antarctic krill, a keystone species. Rising ocean...
Durham researchers unveil robot system for studying honeybee behaviour
Researchers have developed what they describe as a revolutionary robotic system that allows for continuous, long-term observation of honeybee colonies.
The research, published in the...
Interview with dolphins-and-microplastics study authors
A recent paper in PLOS One presents evidence of dolphin inhalation of microplastics. An interview has been published with two of the authors, Leslie...
Adaptability of trees persists after millions of years of climate change
Seven of the most common forest trees in Europe have been shown to be able to shelter their genetic diversity from major shifts in...
Schools map habitats to boost biodiversity
The first annual report from the National Education Nature Park has been published, showing that more than 1 in 8 schools and colleges across...
European forest plants are migrating westwards because of nitrogen
Surprising westward shifts in the distribution of plants are explainable, according to new research, by nitrogen pollution, and to a lesser extent climate change.
The...
Study explores complex ocean conditions surrounding world’s most powerful tidal turbine
Innovative drone technology and boat-based surveys are being used to assist the efficient and sustainable development of tidal energy, explains the Marine Biological Association...
How toxic are new biotechnological pesticides?
Biotechnological pesticides are a promising alternative to traditional chemical pesticides. But we have limited knowledge of how toxic they are to other organisms in...
Protecting just 0.7% of world’s land could help save a third of most unique...
Conservation efforts directed towards just 0.7% of the world’s land mass could help protect one third of the world’s threatened and unique tetrapod (four-limbed...
Belfast wildlife havens under threat
Wild Belfast and Buglife have come together to highlight what they describe as an alarming loss of wildlife-rich brownfield habitat across Belfast. Some brownfield...
Environmental case for vertical farming stacks up, claims study
Growing lettuce on stacked shelves in high-tech greenhouses could be as good for the environment as growing them in fields and could save 8,000...
Microbes conquer the next extreme environment: the home microwave
Radiation-resistant microbiome inside microwaves resembles that on solar panels
Since the industrial revolution, microbes have successfully colonized one novel type of habitat after another: for...
Drought now biggest risk to UK nature reserves, says conservation charity
A new report, Embracing Nature, published on 14 August by The Wildlife Trusts, identifies drought as the current leading threat to their nature reserves...
Antarctic-wide survey of plant life to aid conservation efforts
The first continent-wide mapping study of plant life across Antarctica reveals growth in previously uncharted areas and is set to inform conservation measures across...
Where have all the insects gone? Call to citizen scientists
As the summer holidays begin, the Bugs Matter 2024 survey, led by Buglife and Kent Wildlife Trust, is calling on citizen scientists across the...
Developing the tools to restore UK seagrass
A new Welsh nursery is at the forefront of a mission to restore the UK’s lost seagrass meadows, says the group behind it....
Oxygen-without-light discovery challenges deep ocean preconceptions
Scientists appear to have found that oxygen is being produced in the deep sea through a process associated with polymetallic nodules on the seafloor...
New Environment Secretary visits wetlands tackling river pollution
On 18 July The Rivers Trust and South East Rivers Trust welcomed the new Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Steve...
40 tonnes of bee-harming neonics a year flow through Asia’s longest river
More than 40 tonnes of bee-harming neonicotinoid insecticides, known as neonics, have been estimated to be flowing through Asia’s longest river every year, according...
