Tipping points can be triggered unexpectedly by dangerous rates of change
A recent paper by mathematicians at the University of Exeter in England, and University College Cork in Ireland, highlights the...
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Butterflies and moths share ancient ‘blocks’ of DNA
Butterflies and moths share “blocks” of DNA dating back more than 200 million years, new research shows. Scientists from the...
Plastic at almost all coral reefs
Almost all coral reefs – including some of the most remote on Earth – contain large pieces of plastic waste,...
Tiny fish surprise scientists in ‘volunteer’s dilemma’
Tiny fish called Trinidadian guppies have surprised scientists when faced with the so-called “volunteer’s dilemma”. The idea of the dilemma...
Amazon dolphins at risk from fishing, dams and dredging
Amazon river dolphins are under threat from fishing and proposed new dams and dredging, research shows. Scientists used satellite tags...
New project to ensure genetic diversity of UK lobster stocks
A new project will monitor hatchery-reared lobsters to ensure wild populations in UK waters remain genetically diverse. Lobsters are routinely...
Illusions are in the eye, not the mind
Numerous visual illusions are caused by limits in the way our eyes and visual neurones work – rather than more...
Light pollution confuses coastal woodlouse
Artificial night-time light confuses a colour-changing coastal woodlouse, new research shows. The sea slater is an inch-long woodlouse that lives...
A just world on a safe planet: First study quantifying Earth System Boundaries
Humans are taking colossal risks with the future of civilisation and everything that lives on Earth, a new study published...