Continued disruption of seasonal weather is causing spring activities in autumn
After a year which saw a ‘split spring’, heatwaves, droughts and a false autumn, the UK’s wildlife may be starting to confuse its seasonal...
Tree density research paves the way for non-destructive testing methods
University of West London (UWL) researchers say they have developed pioneering techniques to map the architecture and mass density of tree roots within the...
Comment: The UK Government’s deregulation agenda is dangerous
For the good of future generations, we must retain existing laws and improve protections for nature, writes Joan Edwards, director of policy for The...
Invasive species cost UK economy over £5 billion over past 40-50 years
Invasive species have cost the UK economy over £5 billion over the past 40-50 years, making the cost one of the highest totals in Europe, according to research led by Queen’s University Belfast.
Conservation group calls for justice for the River Lugg
Damaged stretch of river must be restored following successful prosecution by Natural England and Environment Agency, says Herefordshire Wildlife Trust
On 20 April a court...
Demon shrimp threatens UK river life
Scientists working with the charity Salmon & Trout Conservation UK (S&TC UK) have come across evidence of a boom in the population of the...
Addressing the need for responsible salmon farming
The Aquaculture Stewardship Council discusses an accreditation scheme that aims to ensure this activity is undertaken responsibly, with minimal environmental impacts. The group also...
Will Nottingham be first UK city to rewild its centre?
Wildlife Trust unveils ambitious post-Covid wildscape to replace notoriously bleak shopping mall
Early December saw the launch of a bold vision to rewild the heart...
£50k bat cave opens in Scotland
Scotland-based firm NWH Group has invested £50,000 in preserving ‘bat caves’ at its Middleton Quarry site on the outskirts of Edinburgh.
The business acquired...
Project outlines first commercial scale seaweed farm between offshore wind turbines
A project to create a commercial-scale seaweed farm located between offshore wind turbines has gotten underway, with funding from Amazon. The project, known as...
First-of-its-kind AI technology will record 3d flight of seabirds near wind farms in Aberdeen
A new collaborative project tracking seabirds with AI technology has started at Vattenfall’s offshore wind farm off the coast of Aberdeen. Working with Spoor,...
Group distils wisdom on biochar for climate-smart agriculture
Burning biochar has been a traditional agriculture practice used by humans since time immemorial. A new study attempts to synthesize global data from nearly...
Seagrass planting robot to reinstate vanishing ocean meadows and tackle climate change
A team of young engineers is launching a £100,000 project to build a robot that will plant seagrass to help fight climate change, thanks...
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
Ocean change is exacerbating the climate crisis
New scientific paper says we will not reach Paris Agreement without urgent ocean action
A scientific paper published in the peer review Journal, Aquatic Conservation...
Oxygen enigma: insights could help assess the liveability of other planets
New insights into Earth's carbon cycle help resolve the longstanding mystery of what caused the rise in atmospheric oxygen levels that presaged the explosion...
Ordnance Survey releases open dataset and free map of Britain’s Greenspaces
A Government initiative to make it easier for people to locate and access greenspaces launched on 10 July with the release of a new...
£1 million awarded to UK’s first zoological biobank
UK scientists will have improved access to DNA from endangered species, thanks to the development of the UK’s first national zoological biobank.
The CryoArks Biobank,...
$3.7m crop lab will create food for ‘tomorrow’s atmosphere today’
A new $3.7m facility at the University of Essex aims to make it possible to adapt plants for a hotter drier climate, preventing threats...
