Celebration event marks 10th anniversary of Environment and Sustainability Institute
A celebration has been held to mark 10 years since the opening of the Environment and Sustainability Institute (ESI) on...
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Scientists will tune in to sounds of the Amazon
Scientists are to deploy a network of microphones in the Amazon rainforest to listen and measure the numbers and species...
Cornwall pub beer garden named best for wildlife and nature
A Cornish pub is celebrating after winning a competition to make ‘space for nature’ in its beer garden. Pubs from...
Small wildlife surveys can produce ‘big picture’ results
Small-scale wildlife surveys can reveal the health of entire ecosystems, new research shows. Monitoring wildlife is one of the most...
Great British Bioturbation-athon to unlock secrets of the seafloor in fight against climate change
This week, Scotland is hosting a first-of-its-kind experiment to determine the carbon storage potential of the ocean floor, and the...
Prehistoric poo reveals ‘waves’ of extinction in Colombia
(scroll down for Spanish version) Fungal spores found in dung have revealed that large animals went extinct in two “waves”...
Plant species might not need to move far for favourable climates
Plant species may only need to move short distances to track their preferred habitats as the climate changes, according to...
Female butterflies breed despite male shortage
Female African monarch butterflies have no trouble finding a mate – even when a parasite kills most of the males,...
Study reveals how pollinators cope with plant toxins
Pollinators such as honeybees produce special enzymes that detoxify defence chemicals produced by plants, new research shows. Many plants produce...