Global analysis of Wikipedia reveals biodiversity secrets
An international team of researchers from the University of Oxford, the University of Birmingham and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev have found that
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Biodiversity
Germany plans tougher law to protect insects and reduce pesticides
Germany plans an insect protection law to slash the use of pesticides and pump tens of millions of euros into
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Global insect decline may see ‘plague of pests’
Over 40% of insect species are threatened with extinction. Lepidoptera, Hymenoptera and dung beetles (Coleoptera) are the taxa most affected.
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Fatter moth pests among 15 biggest trends and threats to biodiversity in 2019
Experts have identified the emerging but little understood trends that could have a big impact on the natural world in
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Eye on France: National generosity and biodiversity in decline
Two crises are making front-page news in France this early January Wednesday (2019). The first, the plight of French charities,
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Trees’ ‘enemies’ help tropical forests maintain their biodiversity
Scientists have long struggled to explain how tropical forests can maintain their staggering diversity of trees without having a handful
Read moreBiosecurity reduces invasions of plant pathogens over a national border
A study that appeared in PLOS Biology on May 31 examines more than a century of fungal pathogens, finding well-aimed
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