Fed up! How what we eat is driving biodiversity loss
The livestock industry is behind much of habitat change, climate change, over-exploitation and nutrient pollution.
Radiating wildlife: the resurgence of biodiversity in the Chernobyl exclusion zone
The Disaster As the worst nuclear disaster in all of history, the meltdown and subsequent explosion of reactor four at Chernobyl nuclear power plant on 26th April, 1986 caused widespread […]
Things are getting hotter… Time for a sex change?
The climate is changing, the ice caps are melting, the fungi are fruiting later, and winter coats are no longer needed in November. We are all so closely connected to […]
THE SKIN WE LIVE IN: WHAT ON EARTH IS A SPECIES?
It might seem surprising for the general public, but every biologist knows that the term species is one of the most difficult to define in biology. In fact, it is […]
Namib Desert: The Oldest Desert Guarded By Fairy Circles
An Ancient Desert in Africa Namib, the oldest desert in the world, is located in southern Africa. Daily mean temperature is about 40°C with an annual precipitation less than 50 millimetres. This arid […]
Reintroduction of the Beaver to Britain: Dammed if You Do, Damned if You Don’t?
Support for the reintroduction of long extinct species to Britain has been gaining momentum in recent years. The rewilding movement, spearheaded in this country by the recently formed NGO Rewilding […]
The Abyssal Bank – The Importance of Deep Sea Carbon Storage
Carbon Credits As the global emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) continues to increase, and the resulting effects of climate change become increasingly evident, international organisations across the globe continue to […]
