A new study shows that, in addition to species richness, plant evolutionary history plays a critical role in regulating year-to-year variation of biomass production in grasslands. In the face of climate change, understanding...
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Tara Pirie, University of Reading Every August, London Zoo weighs and measures every one of its 19,000 animals. It’s a great PR move for the zoo, guaranteeing lots of friendly coverage of photogenic...
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Rebecca Laycock Pedersen, Keele University and David P. M. Lam, Leuphana University Should we give up having children to save the planet? Recent news articles and scientific papers have once again raised concerns...
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One of the rarest birds in the western hemisphere, the Bahama Nuthatch, has been rediscovered by research teams searching the island of Grand Bahama. The finding is particularly significant because the species had...
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Andreas Foskolos, Aberystwyth University and Jon Moorby, Aberystwyth University The unusually hot summer of 2018 has proved challenging for farmers across the UK. Among other things, the scorching weather and lack of rain...
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Julia McMorrow, University of Manchester and Jonathan Aylen, University of Manchester The huge moorland fires at Saddleworth and Winter Hill in northwest England have shown just how serious a problem wildfires can be...
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Many people rely on contact lenses to improve their vision. But these sight-correcting devices don’t last forever — some are intended for a single day’s use — and they are eventually disposed of...
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Richard Halfpenny, Staffordshire University Surprisingly few of the more than 3,000 mosquito species actually specialise in biting humans. Instead, most are opportunistic feeders – feeding when they are able and from lots of...
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Those are the words of RSPB Chief Executive Michael Clarke recently – an optimistic view considering the circumstances. In less than a year Britain is set to exit the EU, ad whilst there...
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Gaining momentum recently in the realm of environmentalism is zero waste living, an idea to reduce human impact on the environment by attempting to keep waste for landfill to a minimum. It sparked...
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