Pesticides urgently need reform – the UK’s overdue action plan must make these drastic changes

The six-year-late UK national action plan for the sustainable use of pesticides is finally due but experts doubt it will be radical enough.

Dave Goulson, Professor of Biology (Evolution, Behaviour and Environment), University of Sussex • conversation
Feb. 5, 2024 ~8 min

How trophy fishing can have a sustainable future

Trophy fishing is a big threat to some of the most threatened species of fish, but there are ways to adapt the sport with marine conservation in mind.

James Boon, PhD candidate in Marine Ecology, University of Nottingham • conversation
Feb. 2, 2024 ~7 min


The palm tree that lives beneath the rainforest floor

A recently discovered palm tree has an unusual survival strategy - it flowers and fruits beneath the ground

Chungui Lu, Professor of Sustainable Agriculture, Nottingham Trent University • conversation
Jan. 24, 2024 ~6 min

New species hints at greater lamprey diversity

Researchers may have found two new species of lamprey, a boneless, jawless fish with eel-like bodies that date back over 350 million years.

Kat Kerlin-UC Davis • futurity
Jan. 23, 2024 ~6 min

Old forests are critically important for slowing climate change and merit immediate protection from logging

President Biden has called for protecting large, old trees from logging, but many of them could be cut while the regulatory process grinds forward.

William Moomaw, Professor Emeritus of International Environmental Policy, Tufts University • conversation
Jan. 19, 2024 ~8 min

Bahamas crustacean is a brand new species

Researchers have discovered a unique isopod, a form of crustacean, and identified it as a new species of the genus Booralana.

Gregory Filiano-Stony Brook • futurity
Jan. 18, 2024 ~5 min

What happens to the ocean if we take out all the fish? A marine ecologist explains the complex roles fish play in their ecosystem

There are so many fish in the ocean that if you took them out, important habitats and food sources for many creatures would be lost.

Kory Evans, Assistant Professor of BioSciences, Rice University • conversation
Jan. 8, 2024 ~6 min

Can golf courses help save the planet? Ask a herd of wild pigs

A herd of javelinas wrecked a pristine golf course. Is this rewilding in action?

Mike Jeffries, Associate Professor, Ecology, Northumbria University, Newcastle • conversation
Dec. 28, 2023 ~7 min


Shipwrecks teem with underwater life, from microbes to sharks

When ships sink, they add artificial structures to the seafloor that can quickly become diverse, ecologically important underwater communities.

Avery Paxton, Research Marine Biologist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration • conversation
Dec. 19, 2023 ~9 min

Wildlife rehab records show human impact on animals

A look at more than 600,000 wildlife rehabilitation center records reveals the human impact on North American wildlife.

Amy Laskowski-Boston University • futurity
Dec. 12, 2023 ~11 min

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