Greener streets linked to better sleep
Living on a greener street or having views of blue spaces from your home will help you sleep for longer....
Environment
‘Winners and losers’ as global warming forces plants uphill
Some plant species will “win” and others will “lose” as global warming forces them to move uphill, new research shows....
Bees need food up to a month earlier than provided by recommended pollinator plants
New research from the Universities of Oxford and Exeter has revealed that plant species recommended as "pollinator friendly"* in Europe...
Level of microplastic in seabed creatures depends on location and how they feed
The “burden” of plastic within animal species recovered from the seafloor has given scientists a new insight into the environmental...
Scientists discover how Diadem butterfly mimics African Queen
Scientists have discovered how female Diadem butterflies have evolved to look like African Queen butterflies to repel predators. African Queens...
New partnerships to assess migration as effective response to climate change in South Asia
The consequences of climate change on how and where people live is at the centre of new partnerships and research...
Menopause explains why some female whales live so long
Females of some whale species have evolved to live drastically longer lives so they can care for their families, new...
Rainforest’s next generation of trees threatened 30 years after logging
Rainforest seedlings are more likely to survive in natural forests than in places where logging has happened – even if...
Halloween toy among plastics swallowed by sea turtles
A Halloween toy was among hundreds of plastic items found in the guts of dead sea turtles in the Mediterranean,...