Can sandy soils save sweetcorn from Climate Change?

Think climate change just affects ice caps and polar bears?Think again. Imagine you are responsible for providing one of the most essential resources for almost every human being on the planet. In fact, the crop you produce is consumed in one way or another by the vast majority of the

Rhinoplasty… the solution to poaching?

A white rhino in the Savana. Image taken from Canva Rhinos are among the most famous icons of modern conservation. With their tough hides and immense horns, they have the look of prehistoric beasts – and in many ways they are, having survived on our planet for some 30 million

Blind eye for warming octopi

Climate change is one of the greatest threats to biodiversity and ecosystems across the planet. Research into climate change typically highlights the effects on whole habitats and ecosystems. However, new research on octopuses details how a change to the environment can impact a single species, affect their growth and potentially

What makes an ecosystem vulnerable?

There can be no doubt that the world’s coral reefs are in crisis. Degradation, warming and acidic seas and pollution have all contributed to their decline, and it now seems that they will not be able to recover or survive without human intervention. In recent times, researchers have realised how