Technology aims to boost environmental biosecurity in Great Barrier Reef
Reef rehabilitation trials began at two reef sites in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef in the Whitsunday Islands in January. The Great Barrier Reef has...
Why creating new ponds helps to protect the ecosystem
A review of the benefits of ponds and associated lining products, by Scott Parnell, a firm specialising in the supply of groundworks and civil...
Greedy insects could be a game-changer for Scotland’s fish farms
A greedy type of fly could provide Scotland’s fish farms with a surprising new source of protein, according to a report from Zero Waste...
How dangerous is microplastic?
An interview with Dr. Natalia Ivleva, Chair of Analytical Chemistry and Water Chemistry at the Technical University of Munich, discusses her research into the...
Protection pledge requested for Suffolk nature reserve, as Sizewell C consultation opens
As the third and final public consultation on the proposed Sizewell C nuclear power plant opens on 4 January, the UK’s largest nature conservation...
Metaldehyde slug pellet use to be banned outdoors from Spring
A ban on the outdoor use of metaldehyde, a pesticide used to control slugs in a range of crops and in gardens, is to...
Local authorities need clarity on biodiversity strategy to meet new government requirements, says ecological...
In the wake of the publication of the Government’s new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and the long-awaited 25-Year Environment Plan, Local Planning Authorities...
Uncovering the hidden talents of urban soils
Urban soil and its importance to the health of both our environment and society will be comprehensively analysed in a new research project led...
Study aims to assess effects of coastal light pollution
Have you ever given a thought to how light pollution in our coastal towns may be affecting our marine neighbours?
The School of Ocean Sciences...
River conservation is ‘blind’ without high-resolution monitoring
Scientists from the University of Portsmouth have been investigating nutrient concentrations in the Upper River Itchen, in Hampshire, UK, on behalf of Salmon &...
Record numbers clean up in Scotland’s 25th Great British Beach Clean
There’s more litter on Scottish beaches than last year with cotton bud sticks at their highest level for eight years
The Marine Conservation Society (MCS)...
Higher-tier testing would answer neonicitinoid pesticide question
Dr Rachael Benstead explains why she believes testing in a realistic environment could change the way we understand the environmental impact of neonicotinoid pesticides
Microplastics found in the human gut
Tests now reveal the presence of microplastics in the human gut
Scottish salmon farm medicine significantly impacting local marine environments, says SEPA
Scottish salmon farm medicine is significantly impacting local marine environments, concludes one of Scotland’s largest and most comprehensive marine research projects into aquaculture, undertaken...
Woodland project picks up Quarry Life biodiversity award
A biodiversity project carried out by a team from the University of South Wales has won the UK research section of the Quarry Life...
Restoring large mammal populations helps the climate, says new research
Restoring populations of large mammals in the wild does not only revitalise the flora and fauna, it can also help in mitigating climate change....
AI smart hives will help arrest the decline in bee populations, says group
Database giant Oracle and The World Bee Project have announced an initiative that aims to use advanced computing and analytics tools to better understand...
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...
Distillery recreates extinct native oyster reefs in the Dornoch Firth, claiming an environmental first
A total of 20,000 oysters are to be introduced into the sea in an area of the Dornoch Firth, in the far north east...
Plastics found in fifty percent of freshwater insects
New research appears to show that microplastics are being overlooked in river ecosystems where they contaminate insects and pose risk to other wildlife.
Research led...
