Bad science communication: why it could mean the downfall of our society
When was the last time that you asked a scientist what they were working on and came away from the conversation without any clear understanding of the answer? Despite being […]
Keep Palm and carry on: a win-win solution for the palm oil industry
Connect the dots: A bowl of porridge, a tub of chocolate ice cream, anti-dandruff shampoo, cherry blossom lipstick and lavender-scented washing powder. The answer is not my ‘shopping list for […]
Palm Oil and the Decline of the Red Apes
Orangutans are critically endangered under the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species due to habitat loss via deforestation and poaching [1,2]. Much of the Deforestation in Indonesia is due to the […]
Faking the Horn: can synthetic technology save the rhino?
This image is the harrowing winner from Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2017. It is a sight that has become all too common in reserves across Africa: the lifeless corpse […]
Egg-streme?: Sea turtle poaching in the 21st century
Poaching of sea turtles has been taking place for hundreds of years. Even this year, when I was working in turtle research, on the ‘drug trail’ beaches of Costa Rica, […]
Sounds of the ocean: how do whales learn their songs?
Whales learn to talk just like us! OK, maybe not just like us, but they do use words and phrases! New research reveals that humpback whales (Fig.1) learn to communicate […]
Elephants Bee-ware: Raiding farm crops might leave you with a sting!
The iconic African elephant is the world’s largest land mammal, so you may be surprised to find out that they are afraid of the tiny African honey bee. Despite its small […]
