Biodiversity conservation

Far from being merely ‘dirt’, soil plays a fundamental role in food production, water availability and biodiversity. A new research programme aims to...

Research reveals plumages exhibit less than a third of possible colours birds can see.

New research reveals how biological arms races between cuckoos and host birds can escalate into a competition between the host evolving new, unique...

The future of forests in a changing world will be debated at an international conference in Cambridge this week.

Finding the right balance between global and local demands on the natural world could help reduce poverty.

Cambridge Conservation Initiative’s (CCI), inaugural symposium, held on Wednesday, focused on how to conserve natural capital and the...

Leading conservationists warn that in order to save biodiversity, society's behaviour must change.

A project to make conservation science accessible and relevant to conservationists and policymakers launches its first major synopsis of evidence, on...