Why invasive ants are a silent threat to our ecosystems

Invasive ants are a major threat to biodiversity, according to a study.

Maximillian Tercel, PhD candidate, Cardiff University • conversation
Sept. 19, 2023 • ~6 min

Wildlife wonders of Britain and Ireland before the industrial revolution – my research reveals all the biodiversity we've lost

I have spent five years tracking down more than 10,000 accounts of wildlife by naturalists, travellers, historians and even poets, all written between 1529 and 1772

Lee Raye, Associate Lecturer in Arts and Humanities, The Open University • conversation
July 17, 2023 • ~34 min

What Denmark's dead hedgehogs tell us about their lives -- and how we can help them

Research on Denmark’s hedgehogs offers insight into their cause of death – and how to help them.

Sophie Lund Rasmussen, Postdoctoral fellow, University of Oxford • conversation
Feb. 27, 2023 • ~8 min

Insects are vanishing worldwide – now it's making it harder to grow food

New research from China shows how the loss of insects is destabilising food webs.

Stuart Reynolds, Emeritus Professor of Biology, University of Bath • conversation
Feb. 15, 2023 • ~8 min

COP15: three visions for protecting nature on the table at the UN biodiversity conference

Negotiators hope to put humanity on a path to harmonious coexistence with nature by 2050.

Harriet Bulkeley, Professor of Geography, Durham University • conversation
Dec. 6, 2022 • ~8 min

By fact-checking Thoreau's observations at Walden Pond, we showed how old diaries and specimens can inform modern research

Journals, museum collections and other historical sources can provide valuable data for modern ecological studies. But just because a source is old doesn’t make it useful.

Richard B. Primack, Professor of Biology, Boston University • conversation
Oct. 26, 2022 • ~10 min

Biodiversity: where the world is making progress – and where it's not

The world missed all 20 targets for stemming the tide of biodiversity loss. But there has been some progress over the last decade.

Tom Oliver, Professor of Applied Ecology, University of Reading • conversation
Sept. 30, 2020 • ~8 min

Giant panda conservation is failing to revive the wider ecosystem – new study

Pandas have done more to raise awareness of biodiversity loss than any other species. But they may not be good at stopping it themselves.

Jason Gilchrist, Ecologist, Edinburgh Napier University • conversation
Aug. 3, 2020 • ~8 min

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