Five lessons to level up conservation successfully
Conservation needs to scale successfully to protect nature. A new paper takes lessons from around the world to show how...
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New Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Climate Commission is launched
A Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Climate Commission has been launched with 16 commissioners set to challenge, catalyse and convene...
Forest restoration can boost people, nature and climate simultaneously
Forest restoration can benefit humans, boost biodiversity and help tackle climate change simultaneously, new research suggests. Restoring forests is often...
Mature forests vital in fight against climate change
Mature forests have a key role to play in the fight against climate change – extracting carbon dioxide (CO2) from...
Half-a-billion-year-old spiny slug reveals the origins of molluscs
A team of researchers have made an astonishing discovery of a new species of mollusc that lived 500 million years...
Flamingos don’t preen more than other waterbirds
Despite their famously fancy feathers, flamingos don’t spent more time preening than other waterbirds, new research shows. Scientists watched five...
Warming stops tiny organisms working together
Hotter conditions prevent two tiny organisms working together for mutual benefit, new research shows. University of Exeter scientists studied a...
Birds need entertainment during avian flu lockdowns
Birds need varied activities during avian flu lockdowns, new research shows. Scientists studied a flock of Chilean flamingos that were...
Insight into one of life’s earliest ancestors revealed in new study
An international team of researchers led by the University of Bristol has shed light on Earth’s earliest ecosystem, showing that...