'Dataraising' – when you're asked to chip in with data instead of money

Informed data donations are different from the usual online data experience. They’re easier to manage because of technological advances.

Lucy Bernholz, Senior Research Scholar of Philanthropy and Civil Society, Stanford University • conversation
Jan. 4, 2022 ~9 min

Chalk streams: why 'England's rainforests' are so rare and precious

A staggering 85% of the world’s chalk streams are found in England.

Tim Sykes, PhD Candidate in Environmental Biosciences, University of Southampton • conversation
Jan. 2, 2022 ~6 min


Nature's GPS: how animals use the natural world to perform extraordinary feats of navigation

Migrating birds use both their view of the stars and their internal magnetic compasses to find their way over thousands of miles.

Richard Holland, Professor of Animal Behaviour, Bangor University • conversation
Dec. 30, 2021 ~6 min

How Britain's favourite festive birds got their names

The Old English history of bird names can inform our modern-day birdwatching.

Eric Lacey, Senior lecturer in English language, University of Winchester • conversation
Dec. 23, 2021 ~7 min

Seagulls, songbirds and parrots: what new research tells us about their cognitive ability

Corvids and parrots might be the superstars of the bird world - but other species like gulls, geese and even chicken have shown some impressive skills too.

Claudia Wascher, Associate Professor in Behavioural Biology, Anglia Ruskin University • conversation
Dec. 22, 2021 ~7 min

Dinosaur embryo discovery: rare fossil suggests dinosaurs had similar pre-hatching posture to modern birds

The little dinosaur is curled up inside its shell the same way birds do before hatching, shedding new light on the link between the behaviour of dinosaurs and modern birds.

Fion Waisum Ma, PhD Student, Palaeobiology, University of Birmingham • conversation
Dec. 21, 2021 ~5 min

Are marine protected areas helping marine mammals and birds? Maybe, but more can be done

MPAs are a start - but more needs to be done to help protect much-loved species such as Atlantic puffins, bottlenose dolphins and orcas.

Peter Evans, Honorary Senior Lecturer, Director of Sea Watch Foundation, Bangor University • conversation
Dec. 16, 2021 ~7 min

One in four UK birds now on endangered species red list due to habitat loss and climate change

Swifts, house martins and greenfinches are the newest arrivals to the UK red list.

Juliet Vickery, Chief Executive, British Trust for Ornithology and Honorary Professor of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia • conversation
Dec. 1, 2021 ~5 min


We reconstructed birdsong soundscapes from over 200,000 places: and they're getting quieter

Research from across Europe and the US shows that as biodiversity declines, the natural world falls more silent.

Catriona Morrison, Senior Researcher in Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia • conversation
Nov. 29, 2021 ~7 min

We reconstructed birdsong soundscapes from over 200,000 places: and they're all getting quieter

Research from across Europe and the US shows that as biodiversity declines, the natural world falls more silent.

Catriona Morrison, Senior Researcher in Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia • conversation
Nov. 29, 2021 ~7 min

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