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Climate change linked to potential population decline in bees

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Climate change linked to potential population decline in bees

Two-year field experiment focused on how mason bees in the southwestern United States will respond to a warmer future climate.

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The power of purple - male birds use gaudy colours to warn and defeat rivals

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The power of purple - male birds use gaudy colours to warn and defeat rivals

A new study on the role of the nuptial plumage in competitive interactions among male purple-crowned fairy-wrens.

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Defining and delivering resilient ecological networks in England

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Defining and delivering resilient ecological networks in England

What would a resilient network look like and how can it be assessed?

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New research provides 'oases' of hope for the future of coral reefs

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New research provides 'oases' of hope for the future of coral reefs

A new framework for identifying specific coral reefs, “oases,” in the world’s oceans where corals appear to be thriving.

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Rising sea temperatures threaten survival of juvenile albatross

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Rising sea temperatures threaten survival of juvenile albatross

As our oceans are projected to warm, fewer juvenile albatrosses will manage to survive and populations are expected to decline at a faster rate.

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Life in the fast lane: dispersal ability is linked to plants' life cycles

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Life in the fast lane: dispersal ability is linked to plants' life cycles

An international research team analysed hundreds of disparate datasets of plant life‐history strategies.

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Painted lady's roundtrip migratory flight is longest recorded in butterflies

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Painted lady's roundtrip migratory flight is longest recorded in butterflies

A British Ecological Society funded study found that this butterfly species travels an annual distance of 12,000 km across the Sahara Desert.

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The loss of a parent is the most common cause of brood failure in blue tits

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The loss of a parent is the most common cause of brood failure in blue tits

Remaining parent substantially increased its effort to raise at least some of the chicks.

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Exploring the science behind the food we eat

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Exploring the science behind the food we eat

A science exhibit at the BBC Good Food Show in Birmingham.

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Nutritional quality of fish and squid reduced by warm water events

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Nutritional quality of fish and squid reduced by warm water events

With implications for the marine environment, marine predators and fisheries capturing food for human consumption.

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Male guppies grow larger brains in response to predator exposure - but not females

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Male guppies grow larger brains in response to predator exposure - but not females

Exploring the differences in relative brain mass between wild guppies collected from high and low predation populations.

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Exhibition: Regarding Nature

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Exhibition: Regarding Nature

In the wake of BES founder Sir Edward James Salisbury, who documented the topography and coastal plants in Norfolk in the early 20th Century.

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Exhibition: Changing Climates - a photographic journey of women in science

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Exhibition: Changing Climates - a photographic journey of women in science

Exploring the personal stories of inspiring women who have travelled to remote places all over the world.

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The presence of invasive grey squirrels causes increased chronic stress in native red squirrels

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The presence of invasive grey squirrels causes increased chronic stress in native red squirrels

How grey squirrels compete with native red squirrels in Great Britain and Italy.

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'Virtual safe space' to help bumblebees

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'Virtual safe space' to help bumblebees

A computer tool simulates how bumblebee colonies will develop and react to multiple factors including pesticides, parasites and habitat loss.

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