Drug pollution in water is making salmon take more risks – new research

Pharmaceutical pollution can significantly affect wild animal behaviour, including speeding up salmon migration.

Michael Bertram, Assistant Professor in Ecology and Ecotoxicology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and Guest Researcher, Stockholm University • conversation
April 10, 2025 • ~7 min

Toad patrol volunteers are ensuring frisky amphibians can cross the road to reach their mating grounds

Despite dutiful toad patrols, evidence suggests that the amphibians are declining in the UK.

Becky Thomas, Senior Lecturer in Ecology, Royal Holloway University of London • conversation
March 11, 2025 • ~5 min

I surveyed 17 million insects flying through a Pyrenean mountain pass – here’s what I learned about these ‘remarkable migrants’

Researchers have been estimating the vast numbers of insects, including many pollinators, migrating at one location in the Pyrenees. But climate change and habitat loss could affect their abundance.

Will Hawkes, Insect Migration Researcher, DEPT, University of Exeter • conversation
June 11, 2024 • ~8 min

Insects will struggle to keep pace with global temperature rise – which could be bad news for humans

Climate change is exposing animals to temperatures outside of their normal limits – a new study has found that insects have a particularly weak ability to adjust.

Hester Weaving, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Bristol • conversation
Oct. 3, 2022 • ~7 min

Whale migrations: how new UN treaty aims to protect species on the high seas

A new report shed light on the migratory routes of 1,000 whales worldwide.

Daniel M. Palacios, Endowed Associate Professor in Whale Habitats, Oregon State University • conversation
March 14, 2022 • ~8 min

Fences have big effects on land and wildlife around the world that are rarely measured

Millions of miles of fences crisscross the Earth's surface. They divide ecosystems and affect wild species in ways that often are harmful, but are virtually unstudied.

Wenjing Xu, PhD Candidate in Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley • conversation
Nov. 30, 2020 • ~10 min

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