Scientists have found an entirely new genetic route by which a now-banned chemical causes sexual and hormonal disruption in a marine mollusc.

Biology - Ecology

May 23, 2013 not rated yet 0 |

Ocean acidification is damaging some marine species while others thrive, say scientists. An international team studied the effect of ocean acidification on plankton in the North Sea over the past forty years, ...

Biology - Ecology

May 22, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 1 |

Efforts to conserve biodiversity in the UK, Belgium and Netherlands may be working, despite the widespread perception that wildlife is in terminal decline, a new study suggests.

Biology - Ecology

May 23, 2013 not rated yet 0

Short, sharp fluctuations in the Earth's climate throughout the last ice age may have stopped trees from getting a foothold in Europe and northern Asia, scientists say.

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

May 17, 2013 4.3 / 5 (6) 0 |

A new study has found that bacteria responsible for chronic intestinal inflammation in cattle, which have also been implicated in Crohn's disease in humans, are widespread in the UK countryside.

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

May 20, 2013 5 / 5 (4) 0