During the warm periods between ice ages stretching from 500,000 to 200,000 years ago, the southern parts of Britain were occupied by a species of ancient human, Homo heidelbergensis. These hunter-gatherers…
Beavers in our landscapes have great potential to provide small-scale adaptations to climate change – if humans can figure out how to live with them.
Scientists studied the fossilized bones of giant beavers to understand what they ate and whether the species could keep up with environmental change.
Beavers are an important ecosystem engineer in the boreal forest and researchers are demystifying their secrets.
Our flippered friends evolved from small, hooved deer-like creatures more than 50m years ago.
Many animals change landscapes by acting as ‘ecosystem engineers’. Protecting and restoring nature can help us become more climate resilient.
There is more to evolution than the genes species inherit.
As our climate warms, beavers are appearing sooner and moving northward. This could have implications for the environment and human infrastructure.
There are arguments over the future of red deer on the Scottish island of South Uist but archaeological expertise can help people live alongside wild animals.
Citizens are taking water testing into their own hands as sewage spills in rivers and on beaches increasingly get reported.
