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International Transgender Day of Visibility: Embracing my fluid identity

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International Transgender Day of Visibility: Embracing my fluid identity

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How to include ecosystem engineers in our conservation plans

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How to include ecosystem engineers in our conservation plans

UNIL scientists have created a guide for measuring the influence of 'ecosystem engineers' on ecosystems.

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Double-anonymous peer review reduces reviewer bias, finds three-year trial

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Double-anonymous peer review reduces reviewer bias, finds three-year trial

A trial of double-anonymous peer review addresses possible biases and seeks to improve equity in publishing.

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Biodiversity threats managed by cost effective new framework

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Biodiversity threats managed by cost effective new framework

How can we manage biodiversity threats in a more cost effective way? Australian scientists have the solution

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Making space for agriculture and rewilding in England

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Making space for agriculture and rewilding in England

Opportunities to adopt rewilding practices across England’s agricultural countryside.

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Lynx reintroduction in Scotland evokes mixed opinions

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Lynx reintroduction in Scotland evokes mixed opinions

Opinions of lynx reintroduction in Scotland produce varied results - providing a foundation for future dialogue.

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Desert vegetation changing due to climate change

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Desert vegetation changing due to climate change

Even deserts are succumbing to the effects of climate change in new research from the University of California, Riverside

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Caffi Ecology: Net Benefits for Biodiversity

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Caffi Ecology: Net Benefits for Biodiversity

The inaugural Welsh Policy Group Caffi Ecology event focused on Net Benefits for Biodiversity

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Protecting little brown bats from white-nose syndrome

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Protecting little brown bats from white-nose syndrome

Scientists examine bug buffets as a conservation effort to protect little brown bats from white-nose syndrome

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Members of the public produce first People’s Plan for Nature

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Members of the public produce first People’s Plan for Nature

The plan was launched today and written by members of the public to protect and restore nature in the UK.

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British Ecological Society calls for greater funding for ecological research and sets out research agenda

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British Ecological Society calls for greater funding for ecological research and sets out research agenda

Two landmark reports by the British Ecological Society reveal that ecological sciences are losing out on funding compared to other sciences.

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Prescribed burning increases bushfire risk in South-West Australia

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Prescribed burning increases bushfire risk in South-West Australia

Scientists have proven that the use of prescribed fires does not always protect forests from bushfires

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How climate change and invasive species threaten tree frogs

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How climate change and invasive species threaten tree frogs

A new study investigates how the combined interaction of climate change and invasive species can threaten biodiversity

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Schools across the North East recognised for their commitment to welcoming nature into school grounds

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Schools across the North East recognised for their commitment to welcoming nature into school grounds

Celebrating the teachers, volunteers, children, schools, and staff connecting over 5,000 children to nature in North-East England.

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How disgust-related avoidance behaviours help animals survive

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How disgust-related avoidance behaviours help animals survive

An international team examines how animals utilise disgust-related avoidance behaviour to combat diseases

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