Why climate professionals are often held to unrealistic standards
Whether intentional or not, holding climate professionals to unrealistic standards is a climate delay tactic for justifying the status quo.
Tess Davis, Research Associate, School of Health & Wellbeing, University of Glasgow •
conversation
June 3, 2025 • ~8 min
June 3, 2025 • ~8 min
Flies are masters of migration – it’s about time they got some credit
Flies are the most ecologically diverse and important migrant group. We just had no idea.
Will Hawkes, Insect Migration Researcher, College of Life and Environmental Science, University of Exeter •
conversation
April 2, 2025 • ~6 min
April 2, 2025 • ~6 min
In Hawaii, parasites and viruses team up in the battle against fruit flies – an entomologist explains the implication for global pest control
Fruit flies wreak havoc on crops in Hawaii, but a type of parasitoid wasp armed with a biological weapon has helped keep the pests at bay.
Kelsey Coffman, Assistant Professor of Entomology & Plant Pathology, University of Tennessee
• conversation
Oct. 31, 2024 • ~9 min
Oct. 31, 2024 • ~9 min
How fly fishing strengthens our connection with wildlife and fosters conservation efforts
Human interactions with fish can result in three kinds of interspecies encounters that strengthen people’s connections with wildlife and natural environments.
Robin Canniford, Professor of Marketing, University of Galway •
conversation
Aug. 19, 2024 • ~6 min
Aug. 19, 2024 • ~6 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
June 11, 2024 • ~8 min
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