Climate change could make more turtles female – but some are starting to adapt

The temperature of a sea turtle’s nest controls the sex and survival rate of their offspring.

Robin Snape, Associate Researcher, Centre for Ecology and Conservation, University of Exeter • conversation
Feb. 21, 2025 • ~6 min

What do insects do all winter?

Bugs that buzz and flutter at other times of year are conspicuously absent during winter months.

Anna Brødsgaard Shoshan, PhD Candidate, Zoology Department, Stockholm University • conversation
Dec. 23, 2024 • ~7 min

Wildland firefighters face a big pay cut if Congress doesn’t act − that’s taking a toll on a workforce already under stress

Firefighters work long hours to protect communities, often in dangerous conditions and for low starting pay. Surveys show the impact that can have on their physical and mental health.

Robin Verble, Professor of Biology, Environmental Science Program Director, Missouri University of Science and Technology • conversation
Dec. 3, 2024 • ~9 min

Wildland firefighters face up to $20,000 pay cut if Congress doesn’t act − that’s taking a toll on a workforce already under stress

Firefighters work long hours to protect communities, often in dangerous conditions and for low starting pay. Surveys show the impact that can have on their physical and mental health.

Robin Verble, Professor of Biology, Environmental Science Program Director, Missouri University of Science and Technology • conversation
Dec. 3, 2024 • ~9 min

Five easy ways to make your online shopping more sustainable this festive season

Your online shopping does not have to be detrimental to the planet.

Felippa Amanta, PhD Candidate, Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford • conversation
Nov. 29, 2024 • ~8 min

Autumn leaves are staying green for longer in Britain – here’s why

Plus, how trees can be tricked into ‘thinking’ it is another season.

Michael Lavelle, Senior Lecturer in Landscape Management, Anglia Ruskin University • conversation
Nov. 12, 2024 • ~7 min

Why autumn 2024 is your best chance to see lots of weird and wonderful fungi

Months of wet weather have created the perfect conditions for a fungal bonanza.

Rowena Hill, Postdoctoral Researcher in Mycology, Earlham Institute • conversation
Oct. 14, 2024 • ~5 min

Experts predicted more hurricanes in the Caribbean this summer – where are the ‘missing’ storms?

The answer is found on the other side of the Atlantic, where the Sahara Desert just had weeks of unprecedented rainfall.

Francesca Morris, Postdoctoral Researcher in Convective-Scale Modelling, University of Oxford • conversation
Sept. 20, 2024 • ~7 min

Oceans have seasons too – and climate change could be messing with them

Plankton bloom and wither with the seasons much as plants do on land.

Abigail McQuatters-Gollop, Associate Professor of Marine Conservation, University of Plymouth • conversation
Sept. 3, 2024 • ~7 min

Plankton mark seasons in the sea, just like leaves and flowers on land

Plankton bloom and wither with the seasons much as plants do on land.

Abigail McQuatters-Gollop, Associate Professor of Marine Conservation, University of Plymouth • conversation
Sept. 3, 2024 • ~7 min

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