To save honey bees we need to design them new hives
Beehive designs haven’t changed since the 1940s.
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Most large herbivores now face extinction, our study shows
Decline of world’s big veggies risks creating ‘empty landscapes’.
How tiny creatures are reshaping the very rivers they live in
Rivers are shaped by storms, floods, humans and… aquatic invertebrates.
Disappearing hedgehogs show familiarity may be a curse
Garden animals don’t get the same attention as more exotic endangered species.
Giant panda conservation is failing to revive the wider ecosystem – new study
Pandas have done more to raise awareness of biodiversity loss than any other species. But they may not be good at stopping it themselves.
Confessions of a chemist: I make molecules that shouldn’t exist
Getting tellurium and phosphorus to form a molecule is stupidly hard and not very glamorous. Here’s why it’s worth the effort.
Honeybees cluster together when it’s cold – but we’ve been completely wrong about why
New research shows honeybee hive clusters are a sign of desperation, not insulation.
Boris Johnson fails the ‘showman‑to‑statesman’ test in party conference speech
Billed as a speech from a leader making daring decisions to fix the nation, the prime minister’s conference appearance rapidly descended into jokes about beavers.
As No Mow May ends, here’s why we should keep patches of lawn permanently wild
A little corner of the garden set aside for wildlife can make a huge difference, if we all do it.
Commercial cinemas sapping all dreams and romance from film
I’ve often felt depressed going to the cinema recently, but this all came to a head when I went to see Sin City 2: A Dame to Kill For in Montreal. I rather loved the film; loved how the hushed heightened…
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