How animal traits have shaped the journey of species across the globe

New research looks at how different species have managed to cross geographic barriers throughout history and whether their individual traits played a crucial role in these journeys.

Sarah-Sophie Weil, PhD candidate, Swansea University • conversation
Oct. 17, 2023 • ~7 min

'Blue marble': how half a century of climate change has altered the face of the Earth

A new image has been taken of the whole Earth 50 years after the first - revealing noticeable changes to its surface.

Oliver Gruner, Senior Lecturer in Visual Culture, University of Portsmouth • conversation
Jan. 31, 2023 • ~7 min

Nature’s comeback? No, the coronavirus pandemic threatens the world’s wildlife

Many people in the Global South will find themselves poorer, hungrier, and much closer to exploitable wildlife.

Charlie Gardner, Lecturer in Conservation Science, University of Kent • conversation
April 14, 2020 • ~6 min

Nature’s comeback? No, the coronavirus pandemic will devastate the world’s wildlife

Biodiversity in the global south is particularly threatened by a global economic crisis.

Charlie Gardner, Lecturer in Conservation Science, University of Kent • conversation
April 14, 2020 • ~6 min

We've just discovered two new shark species – but they may already be threatened by fishing

Scientists thought there was only one sixgill sawshark species – until now.

Andrew Temple, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Marine Biology, Newcastle University • conversation
March 18, 2020 • ~6 min

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