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20 Nov 2025 | News
Dog diversity is thousands of years older than we thought
We tend to attribute today's zoological menagerie of dog breeds to Victorian gentlemen with a penchant for selective breeding. The truth, however, goes back much further. An intern...
11 Dec 2025 | News
Honeybees crowd out bumblebees - even on flower-rich heathlands
When the late summer sun falls over Ireland’s Wicklow Mountains, the slopes turn purple with blooming heather. Honeybees are moved to the heathlands for the sought-after heather ho...
5 Dec 2025 | News
New study challenges the idea of humans as innately nature-loving
Nature is a source of well-being and recovery for many people. However, research shows that there is also a growing number of individuals who experience negative emotions, such as ...
27 Nov 2025 | News
Old air samples hint at effects of climate change
Through the DNA analysis of old air samples collected by the Swedish Armed Forces, researchers at Lund University in Sweden can show that spore dispersal of northern mosses has shi...
19 Nov 2025 | News
Continuous-Cover Forestry: Testing Methods for the Future
Continuous-cover forestry methods are gaining attention as a way to enable forests to deliver a broader range of benefits. The aim is to make forestry more sustainable, but signifi...