01-01-2018Three species of reptile on Christmas Island in Australia have been declared extinct in the wild, according to a study…
01-01-2018The number of turtle dove (Streptopelia turtur) breeding pairs in the UK has dropped to a record low of 14,000,…
31-12-2017Though unnoticed by the world at large, a whole giant ecosystem is collapsing. It has taken us a lot of…
31-12-2017The once-abundant black tern (Chlidonias niger) is far less abundant in Great Lakes wetlands. And there’s a high risk that…
29-12-2017The 20th annual BirdTrends report highlights the rapid decline of the greenfinch, whose population has dropped by 59pc in the…
28-12-2017With more than 15 centimetres of snow on the ground, clear skies and temperatures ranging between -13 and -22, the…
27-12-2017Queen health is crucial to colony survival of honeybees, since reproduction and colony growth rely solely on the queen. Queen…
27-12-2017Across host–parasite systems, there is evidence that pesticide exposure increases parasite loads and mortality following infection. However, whether these effects…
27-12-2017Honeybee colony survival strongly relies on the queen to overcome worker losses exposed to combined stressors like pesticides and parasites.…
26-12-2017A deadly fungal disease that’s infecting snakes in the eastern and midwestern United States doesn’t appear to discriminate by species,…
