Late summer flowers make crucial refuelling stops for the insects
New Forest, Hampshire Marsh flowers provide nectar for a long list of species, from marmalade hoverflies to silver-washed fritillaries
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Marine Scientists Fear For Right Whales After Unprecedented Deaths
Image credit: Source; Creative Commons License, attribution Ecohotel. The death of the 13 North Atlantic right whales in the past few months has raised concern over […]
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Scientists: Deadly Heat Could Become New Normal
New climate models show that parts of South Asia will become uninhabitable by 2100 if greenhouse gas emissions are not dramatically reduced. Under a high […]
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This engineer has a wild plan to save coral reefs from climate change
A different kind of pipeline. Snorkelers explore Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. Queensland Arizona civil engineer Mo Ehsani thinks he has the answer to the global […]
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Honeybees Dying Young When Exposed To Popular Neonicotinoid Pesticides
A commonly used insecticide might be far more dangerous for some bees than experts have previously thought, cutting their lives short by about 25 percent […]
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Paris agreement’s 1.5C target ‘only way’ to save coral reefs, Unesco says
First global assessment of climate change impact on world heritage-listed reefs says local efforts are ‘no longer sufficient’
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‘If we stopped poaching tomorrow, elephants would still be in big trouble’
Ivory poaching is the most immediate, urgent threat to Africa’s elephants. But even if that can be tackled, they will have to fight humans for land, food and water
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Air pollution is killing wildlife and people
Measures to cut air pollution need to be extended beyond urban areas, say representatives of six wildlife organisations. Plus Dr Richard Carter warns that avoiding main roads won’t protect you from small particulates
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Urban beasts: how wild animals have moved into cities
Rome has a problem with wild boar; wolves mingle with surburban Germans; mountain lions frequent LA. All around the world, city life seems increasingly conducive to wildlife
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Washed Up Killer Whale Is Most Polluted Animal On Earth
A dead killer whale that washed up on the shore of a Scottish island last January was the most polluted animal ever seen on Earth, […]
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