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Stella - The Steller's sea eagle making a stellar economic impact

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Stella - The Steller's sea eagle making a stellar economic impact

How does a Steller's sea eagle found 7K miles off course benefit the economy?

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Medicinal plants and unsustainable harvesting: a closer look

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Medicinal plants and unsustainable harvesting: a closer look

A deep dive into the use of medicinal plants and herbs

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An assessment of hope: the IPBES Invasive Alien Species Report with Helen Roy

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An assessment of hope: the IPBES Invasive Alien Species Report with Helen Roy

Helen Roy, lead author, discusses the new IPBES report on invasive alien species

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GPS helps to monitor compliance with environmental law in new study

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GPS helps to monitor compliance with environmental law in new study

How can GPS monitoring ensure compliance with environmental laws?

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Great tits in cities have paler plumage than their forest-living relatives

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Great tits in cities have paler plumage than their forest-living relatives

The researchers found that the effects of cities on great tits vary across Europe.

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Small urban greening projects can dramatically increase number of insect species in cities

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Small urban greening projects can dramatically increase number of insect species in cities

The benefits of urban greening projects are finally quantifiable with use of new method.

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Wildcat, feral or stray? The difficulties of cat categorisation explored

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Wildcat, feral or stray? The difficulties of cat categorisation explored

A new study explores the difficulties of wildcat categorisation on conservation efforts.

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How do fires in river habitats affect wildlife?

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How do fires in river habitats affect wildlife?

How do fires affect endangered Western purple-crowned fairy-wrens in riparian zones?

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BES awards 2023 - Meet the winners

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BES awards 2023 - Meet the winners

Find out who the winners of the 2023 BES awards are.

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Centering justice in Nature-based Solutions projects

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Centering justice in Nature-based Solutions projects

How important is the concept of justice in Nature-based Solutions conservation projects?

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Are tropical butterflies equipped to survive the climate crisis?

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Are tropical butterflies equipped to survive the climate crisis?

There is a very real threat that we could lose many species of tropical butterflies.

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Loud music festivals could reduce bat activity in some species by nearly 50%

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Loud music festivals could reduce bat activity in some species by nearly 50%

Loud music playback alone at UK music festivals is enough to cause significant disturbance to bats.

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Biophobias on the rise in urban areas according to new study

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Biophobias on the rise in urban areas according to new study

17 out of 25 biophobias are increasing their prevalence worldwide.

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New coral reef restoration approach utilises common investment strategy

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New coral reef restoration approach utilises common investment strategy

Just like forest restoration, coral reef restoration requires more than just fast growing species.

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Insect evolution patterns confirmed using new imaging technique

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Insect evolution patterns confirmed using new imaging technique

French researchers confirm hypotheses of insect evolution using new imaging method.

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