Biospherian will share water stories from ‘Spaceship Earth’
Through a radical two-year experiment living inside a mini-Earth, ecologist Dr Mark Nelson developed a deep understanding of humans’ connection with the planetary biosphere...
Study unveils a unique microbiome in glacier meltwater streams
A new study sheds light on the diversity of microbial life in glacier meltwater. The streams draining the glaciers on our planet’s mountaintops harbor...
Robotics and kelp farming project aims to boost biodiversity and carbon capture
A recent project brings together kelp farming and underwater robotics to monitor and restore aquatic ecosystems. The work seems to present a novel and...
Greater action required to prevent irreversible outcomes for farming
Farming needs to urgently scale and pace the adoption of nature-based solutions for addressing climate change and biodiversity loss or face an uncertain future,...
IPBES announces co-chairs to lead key assessment of invasive alien species
Three leading global experts were on 22 May announced as the co-chairs of a new and vitally important assessment by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform...
Quest for sustainable alternative to peat gets £320,000 boost
Innovative trial will use household food and green waste
Replacing the estimated 1.7 million cubic meters* of peat used in horticulture with sustainable alternatives is...
Ice-repelling secrets of polar bear fur
Polar bear fur’s natural ability to resist ice formation could pave the way for safer, more sustainable solutions to prevent ice buildup across industries...
Rare bees found buzzing about new sewage works
A conservation project at Thames Water’s Long Reach sewage works in Kent has created an unexpected haven for the rarest bumblebee in England.
Shrill...
Insights from the zebrafish could help humans reach Mars
Studying the zebrafish could advance efforts to reach Mars, say researchers, by understanding how a form of hibernation, known as induced torpor (a...
From ambition to biodiversity action: Time to hold actors accountable
Scientists have proposed a framework for effective national-level implementation of global biodiversity goals. The German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) writes
Next spring, government...
Almost two-thirds of species at deep-sea hydrothermal vents are at risk of extinction
New research from Queen’s University Belfast has led to 184 deep-sea species being added to the global Red List of Threatened Species. With almost...
Certain environment authority decisions are based on trust in citizen data
County administrative boards and the Swedish Forest Agency use species sightings reported by the public to make various environmental decisions. This is done largely...
Global Plastics Treaty negotiations get underway in Geneva
More than 170 countries were gathering in Geneva on 5 August to begin the final fortnight of negotiations on the terms of a Global...
Rudolf is coping with climate change better than feared – for now
The North Pole is not what it once was. The Arctic is the area on the globe where temperatures are rising the fastest. On...
Emergency authorisation of bee-killing pesticide is a “deathblow” says charity group
(Text: The Wildlife Trusts)
On 18th January 2024, the UK Government’s Farming Minister, Mark Spencer, approved ‘emergency’ authorisation for the use of the highly damaging...
Dam good reading for beaver aficionados
Whilst a decision on the future of beavers in Scotland is still awaited, the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) is celebrating the release...
Structure and ecology prop
The Port of San Diego and eco-engineering company ECOncrete have launched a three-year pilot project on Harbor Island in the Bahamas to demonstrate a new variant of the firm’s interlocking COASTALOCK tide pool armour
‘Live fast, die young’ cycle threatening California’s ecosystems
Intensive water management causing short-term gains but long-term damage to one of the most biodiverse regions in the world.
An entire ecosystem of rare and...
New map shows endangered water voles thriving across threatened wetlands
Campaign launched to save the Gwent Levels
Water voles have been discovered thriving across the Gwent Levels after bouncing back from extinction on the internationally-important...
Brown Trout genome sequencing a game-changer for wildlife conservation during climate change
The genome sequencing of the wild Brown Trout – a significant milestone in conservation biology – has been completed by an international team...
