Tackling the causes of the Amazon forest fires
Whilst the fires are still raging across the Amazon, Brazil has finally accepted some international assistance from neighbouring Chile to help
Category: in the media
Learning the dark arts of media communication
9 essentials for getting academic and scientific ideas into the public domain
Publish but don’t perish
Highly collectable species, especially those that are rare and threatened, can be put at risk from poaching if information describing
Forests hiding in plain sight
A new global analysis looking at the distribution of forests and woodlands has ‘found’ 467 million hectares of previously unreported
Gardening in the face of a changing climate
Since 1880, the average global temperature has increased by 0.8°℃, with large changes in rainfall redistribution. With these changing conditions upon us,
How the warming world could turn many plants and animals into climate refugees
Finding the optimum environment and avoiding uninhabitable conditions has been a challenge facing species throughout the history of life on
Islands in the sky
Roof top gardens aren’t just a quasi hipster architect’s dream concept, but really help insulate and cool buildings, capture rainwater
Andy Lowe radio interview
Hear more about Andy Lowe’s new position at the SA Museum. Here’s the audio of a recent interview he did
Pollinate the lay press and double your citations
Every scientist wants to increase their citation rate, as that helps gain credibility in their field, which in turn helps
First signs that climate change is causing adaptive shifts in plants
The shape of leaves is a very important characteristic that helps plants cope with, and become more competitive in, different
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