13-04-2014A year and a half ago, with symposia and reverential speeches, the United States and much of the world marked…
12-04-2014The unforgettable sight of dancing adders is an overlooked spring spectacular. Liam Creedon reveals why the UK’s only poisonous snake…
12-04-2014Unfortunately, the disease seems to be winning and its price may be the extinction of frogs, toads and salamanders. The…
12-04-2014Madagascar is one of the world’s hotspots for amphibian diversity, home to so many frog species that many of them…
11-04-2014Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) are ligand‑gated ion channels that mediate fast synaptic transmission in the insect nervous system and are…
11-04-2014Since 2009 I've been writing about the plight of beleaguered honeybees due to toxic chemicals; over five billion pounds of…
11-04-2014Acetamiprid is a potent and a relatively new neonicotinoid insecticide. Animal studies have indicated that it has a low toxicity…
11-04-2014Bees are essential pollinators of many plants in natural ecosystems and agricultural crops alike. In recent years the decline and…
10-04-2014Neonicotinoids are a relatively newer class of insecticide. Used primarily in agriculture, neonicotinoids are also used for flea control in…
10-04-2014Aquatic ecosystems are characterized by fluctuating conditions that have direct effects on aquatic communities but also indirect influences such as…
