Sep 29, 2016 00:31 am UTC| Nature
Just as people pump greenhouse gases into the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels, the land also absorbs some of those emissions. Plants, as they grow, use carbon dioxide and store it within their bodies. However, as the...
Conservation decisions must protect the livelihoods of people living in Africa
Sep 29, 2016 00:08 am UTC| Nature Law
182 member states of the worlds biggest convention on wildlife conservation have committed at this years gathering to consider how trade decisions impact community livelihoods. The Convention on the International...
How animals are adapting to cope with their noisiest neighbours – humans
Sep 28, 2016 16:21 pm UTC| Nature
Human noise is forcing animals around the world to go through changes, unknown and invisible to most of us. It will be another case of the survival of the fittest: some species will adapt and thrive; others will struggle...
Fertile ground: what you need to know about soil to keep your garden healthy
Sep 28, 2016 15:27 pm UTC| Nature
Most people think of soil only in terms of the dirt that sticks stubbornly to their hands and shoes. But soil is much more than that. A handful of soil is a small and very complex ecosystem which includes soil...
How trees communicate via a Wood Wide Web
Sep 27, 2016 18:54 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
A new book, The Hidden Life of Trees, claims that trees talk to one another. But is this really the case? The simple answer is that plants certainly exchange information with one another and other organisms such as...
Current emissions could already warm world to dangerous levels: study
Sep 27, 2016 18:52 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Current greenhouse gas concentrations could warm the world 3-7℃ (and on average 5℃) over coming millennia. Thats the finding of a paper published in Nature today. The research, by Carolyn Snyder, reconstructed...
Birds, bees and bugs: your garden is an ecosystem, and it needs looking after
Sep 27, 2016 17:44 pm UTC| Nature
Whether you live in an urban apartment or a rural homestead, your outdoor area is more than just a private space. Ecologically, a garden is another jigsaw piece in the landscape. Whatever their size, gardens can...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects