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Rise of the Dragons – a good news story from the frontiers of climate change
Okay, they’re not exactly Dragons, but dragonflies and damselflies are still pretty cool. Tadhg Carroll takes a look at species which are thriving in the Anthropocene.
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Conservation commitments should focus on the best places to protect rare species, new study suggests
The Prime Minister has pledged to protect 30 per cent of land to support the recovery of nature, but a new study finds that much of the new land that has been allocated to meet this aspiration is not in the highest priority areas for biodiversity conservation.
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What Really Counts?
Jack Hatfield discusses why the way we quantify change in species communities is important.
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Pollen analysis: What is it? And why is it useful?
PhD student Jonny Gordon considers the part pollen plays in providing ecologists with a record of past plant communities.
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Book recommendations to help understand a complex world
Postdoctoral Research Associate Tadhg Carroll discusses two popular science books that help unpick data driven claims, and shows why they're useful for getting a handle on LCAB’s field of research.