Investment in undergraduate practical skills essential

An Audit of Practical Work undertaken by undergraduate bioscience students across the UK higher education sector, has found that the majority of university staff have grave concerns that further erosion of resources would have significant effects on...

Divide and Conquer

A technique known as ‘microfragmentation’ can help slow-growing coral grow up to 40 times faster than in nature. Zac Forsman explains how the technique could help restore colonies impacted by climate change and mass bleaching events February 7th 2020...

Restoration Dramas

Amid a boom in restoration initiatives on land Samantha Andrews looks at the more complex challenge of restoring ecosystems under the waves 12th December 2022 In June 2021 the United Nations announced the Decade on Ecosystem Restoration: “a rallying...

Algal biofuels

Ground rules

As the International Year of Soils nears its end, Dr Tudor Dawkins and Dr Farnon Ellwood examine the nature and importance of soil and how farmers can keep it in good shape The Biologist 62(5) p26-29 The UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)...

Moths on the move

Above: Small elephant hawk moths. Photo by Bob Eade. A new report from the charity Butterfly Conservation paints a detailed picture of the changing fortunes of the hundreds of moth species in Britain over the last 50 years September 8th 2021 The world...