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Published UK's Overseas Territories at ongoing risk from wide range of invasive species - UK's Overseas Territories at Ongoing Risk from Wide Range of Invasive Species


A new study has for the first time predicted which invasive species could pose a future threat to th...
Published Protected areas fail to safeguard more than 75% of global insect species - Protected Areas Fail to Safeguard More Than 75% of Global Insect Species


Insects play crucial roles in almost every ecosystem -- they pollinate more than 80% of plants and a...
Published Conserving wildlife can help mitigate climate change - Conserving Wildlife Can Help Mitigate Climate Change


Solving the climate crisis and biodiversity crisis are not separate issues. Animals remove billions ...
Published New study reveals huge potential for future waves of invasive species



Human trade and transport have led to the intentional and accidental introductions of non-native spe...
Published How did the bushpig cross the strait? A great puzzle in African mammal biogeography solved by genomics



Africa has a huge diversity of large mammals, but their evolutionary relationships and movement acro...
Published Species diversity promotes ecosystem stability



What maintains stability within an ecosystem and prevents a single best competitor from displacing o...
Published Soil carried on sea freight loaded with dangerous pests and diseases, research finds



While sea freight is recognised as a pathway for the movement of exotic organisms, there is little r...
Published New research highlights opportunities to protect carbon and communities from forest fires



As the climate and wildfire crises have intensified, so too have concerns regarding the loss of carb...
Published Scientists name the most common tropical tree species



Researchers have found almost identical patterns of tree diversity across the world's tropical fores...
Published Fossils of giant sea lizard with dagger-like teeth show how our oceans have fundamentally changed since the dinosaur era



Fossils of a strange new species of marine lizard with dagger-like teeth that lived 66 million years...
Published New study reveals insight into which animals are most vulnerable to extinction due to climate change



In a new study, researchers have used the fossil record to better understand what factors make anima...
Published Improving statistical methods to protect wildlife populations



In human populations, it is relatively easy to calculate demographic trends and make projections of...
Published Older trees help to protect an endangered species



The oldest trees in the forest help to prevent the disappearance of endangered species in the natura...
Published Sixty-million-year-old grape seeds reveal how the death of the dinosaurs may have paved the way for grapes to spread



Scientists discovered the oldest fossil grapes in the Western Hemisphere, which help show how after...
Published Tropical plant species are as threatened by climate change as widely feared, study confirms



Biologists who set out to better understand the effects of climate change on plant species in tropic...
Published New research reveals 12 ways aquaculture can benefit the environment - New Research Reveals 12 Ways Aquaculture Can Benefit the Environment


Aquaculture, or the farming of aquatic plants and animals, contributes to biodiversity and habitat l ...
Published Rare beetle, rediscovered after 55 years, named in honor of Jerry Brown - Rare Beetle Rediscovered After 55 Years Named in Honor of Jerry Brown


While sampling for insects on former California Gov. Jerry Brown's ranch, a University of California...
Published Better metric for prioritizing conservation of 'evolutionarily distinctive' species - Better Metric for Prioritizing Conservation of 'Evolutionarily Distinctive' Species


Researchers have published an updated metric for prioritizing species' conservation that incorporate...
Published Scientists show how we can anticipate rather than react to extinction in mammals - Scientists Show How We Can Anticipate Rather Than React to Extinction in Mammals



Most conservation efforts are reactive. Typically, a species must reach threatened status before act...
Published Deforestation in the tropics linked to a reduction in rainfall - Deforestation in the Tropics Linked to a Reduction in Rainfall


Deforestation is resulting in reduced rainfall across large parts of the tropics, according to new r...