The microbiome consists of all the various bacteria, fungi, viruses and other microbes living in and on an organism and can have a dramatic impact on… Read more »
Photographs taken of wild animals might be more useful data sources than we previously considered. A new study published in Frontiers in Zoology shows… Read more »
Pesticides have been identified as one of the culprits of the loss in biodiversity. Prof. Ralf B Schäfer describes their recent… Read more »
A debate on the above question is important because the Australian Government policy considers dingoes as a feral, allowing the… Read more »
Conservation of endangered species can often come into conflict with the lives of the indigenous people who live with them. In the… Read more »
The Kerry spotted slug (Geomalacus maculosus), an EU protected species only found in parts of Ireland and Iberia, has the unusual… Read more »
Genetic erosion following extreme population declines can become an added burden for the recovery of endangered species. In a… Read more »
As part of Biology Week, we describe the exciting uses of remote sensor technology in animal behaviour, conservation and… Read more »
Across the planet, seabird populations have severely declined in recent years. As part of today's Biology Week focus on ocean… Read more »
How could studying the microbiome of the Tasmanian devil help with efforts to save the species from extinction? Authors of… Read more »