Madagascar emerges as hotspot for endangered Whale Sharks
A new study published in the journal Endangered Species Research has revealed that juvenile Whale Sharks swim to Madagascar, a newly-identified hotspot for thes...
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British Ecological Society launches new journal: People and Nature
The British Ecological Society (BES), in partnership with its publisher John Wiley & Sons, is delighted to announce the launch of a new international journa...
Great White Shark researchers tap data from electronic tags to gain new insights into survival rate for young sharks
Tagging in Southern California and Mexico shows most shark deaths due to unintentional capture in fishing gear, highlighting value of best practices that suppor...
UK Freshwater Fish of Conservation Concern; The Common Sturgeon
The Common Sturgeon Acipenser sturio is a long-lived fish, surviving to well over 100 years of age, reaching more than 3.4m in length and growing to over 300kgs...
Seaweeds shelter calcifying marine life from acidifying oceans
Seaweeds create a chemical microenvironment at their surface, providing refuge for calcifying organisms that are at risk from decreasing oceanic pH, shows new r...
How Barbastelle bats trick moths that are able to hear their echolocation calls
In the evolutionary arms race between bats and their insect prey, some moths have developed ears to detect echolocating bats and avoid being caught. Conversely,...
A Glimpse at Spider Evolution and Phylogeny
Evolutionary History
Spiders are the most specious group of venomous animals on the planet, and arguably the most successful terrestrial predators, except for...
Low Carbon; solar energy generation benefiting bees
If you were to hear the term “ecological Armageddon,” what would you think of? The extinction of the dinosaurs? Perhaps the plight of one of numerous endangered...
Is This Planet Earth?
A sci-fi/eco exhibition by nine contemporary artists at:
Tŷ Pawb, Market Street, Wrexham LL13 8BE https://www.typawb.wales/
2nd April – 24th June 2018; and ...