It’s OK to mow in May − the best way to help pollinators is by adding native plants

NoMowMay is a catchy concept, but it doesn’t provide the food that native North American pollinators need or lasting support for them.

Harland Patch, Assistant Research Professor of Entomology, Penn State • conversation
May 15, 2024 • ~8 min

Why climate change is making parasitic diseases harder to predict

If the needs of both parasites and hosts are met by the niche, they can move in. Increasing biodiversity may therefore be a double-edged sword.

Mark Booth, Senior Lecturer in Parasite Epidemiology, School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University • conversation
May 13, 2024 • ~6 min

The fossils being formed today will show how humankind disrupted life on Earth

Such massive disruptions have in the past been caused by volcanoes or meteorites. Only humans have done this with full awareness of their actions.

Jan Zalasiewicz, Professor of Palaeobiology, University of Leicester • conversation
May 10, 2024 • ~6 min

Small but mighty, plankton are some of the most powerful creatures on Earth

Explore the incredible underwater world of plankton.

Abigail McQuatters-Gollop, Associate Professor of Marine Conservation, University of Plymouth • conversation
May 10, 2024 • ~8 min

Nature conservation works, and we’re getting better at it – new study

Two-thirds of conservation actions studied were found to benefit target ecosystems and species.

Jake E. Bicknell, Senior Lecturer in Biodiversity Conservation, University of Kent • conversation
April 25, 2024 • ~8 min

Grizzly bear conservation is as much about human relationships as it is the animals

Whether people are hunters can have a big effect.

Alexander L. Metcalf, Associate Professor of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources, University of Montana • conversation
April 16, 2024 • ~9 min

The secret world of earthworms: meet the tiger worm and the nightcrawler

And why earthworms are careful to select a mate of the same size as themselves.

Kevin Richard Butt, Reader in Ecology, University of Central Lancashire • conversation
April 16, 2024 • ~8 min

New mapping could help protect one of the most endangered whales

A new study of North Atlantic right whales worldwide could help avoid harmful, even fatal, exposure to commercial fishing and vessel strikes.

Duke University • futurity
April 15, 2024 • ~6 min

This AI early warning system could limit Asian hornet invasions

New AI tech could identify Asian hornets and help scientists eradicate invading colonies.

Peter Kennedy, Research Fellow, Ecology and Conservation, University of Exeter • conversation
April 3, 2024 • ~5 min

Ancient armored crocodile cousin is a brand new species

A newly identified aetosuar, a heavily armored ancestor of today's crocodiles, is a brand new species.

Monica Kortsha-UT Austin • futurity
March 20, 2024 • ~7 min

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