How fish got onto land, and stayed there
Research on blennies, a family of fish that have repeatedly left the sea for land, suggests that being a ‘jack of all trades’ allows species to make the dramati...
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Nature restoration: the time has come
Around the world, natural ecosystems provide seemingly endless goods and services we depend upon to survive. Healthy ecosystems are responsible for the producti...
Ash dieback is less severe in isolated ash trees
New research published in the British Ecological Society’s Journal of Ecology finds that ash dieback is far less severe in the isolated conditions ash is often ...
Two new species of saw sharks discovered
The newly discovered Pliotrema kajae and Pliotrema annae six-gill saw sharks, were discovered during research investigating small-scale fisheries operating off ...
First Monitoring Results of GCN District Licensing Scheme Show Great Promise
The results of the first year of monitoring of new ponds created under the NatureSpace District Licensing Scheme show that 42% of the compensation sites have be...
Overfishing and the collapse of coastal ecosystems
Written for BiOME by Margaux d'Ambly.
Over-exploitation of marine resources is known to have a devastating impact on the marine environment leading many specie...
The 3.2 million year history of Great White Sharks in the Mediterranean Sea
Last month a study was published in the Journal of Biogeography by an international group of scientists led by the University of Bologna, indicating that great ...
Lava flows tell 600-year story of biodiversity loss on tropical island
A natural experiment created by an active volcano gives new insight into the long-term negative impacts of human colonisation of tropical forest islands. The fi...
Commended photo highlights the issue of marine plastic pollution
A photo of gannets using discarded nets and ropes to build their nests highlights the increasing problem of plastic pollution on marine life. The image was 'hig...