A study published in the Journal of Biophotonics looks at red light reducing blood glucose levels. Prof Russell Foster, Professor of … read more
The Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) have published a new report on the rising threat of invasive … read more
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has published a report on environmental dimensions of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Dr Chris Connolly, … read more
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has revealed new plans to restore 300,000 hectares of habitat across … read more
A study published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology looks at COVID-19 and whether transmission could occur … read more
A review, published in the BMJ, at antibody tests for the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Prof Sanjeev Krishna, Professor of Molecular Parasitology … read more
A paper, published in Nature Ecology and Evolution, reports that biodiversity in the UK may be increasing slightly. Dr … read more
Research published in Nature Communications presents evidence of widespread loss of pollinating insects in Britain. Paul Pearce-Kelly, Senior Curator of … read more
Research published in PNAS shows that glysphosate (a common herbicide) increases the susceptibility of bees to certain pathogens when ingested. read more
A study published in Nature looked at a new class of pesticide, sulfoximine, and its potential impact on bumblebee colony health. read more
Further restrictions on neonicotinoid pesticides have been approved following a vote in the European Commission. read more
The European Food Safety Authority has published a new assessment that concludes that most uses of neonicotinoid pesticides represent a risk to wild bees and honeybees. read more
A new study, published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, reports neonicotinoid pesticides and nutritional stress synergistically reduce survival in honey bees.
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A new study on strategies for feeding the world more sustainable with organic agriculture has been published in Nature Communications. read more
The UK’s environment secretary Michael Gove, has announced that the UK will back a total ban on neonicotinoids across Europe. read more
Scientists publishing in Science examine the exposure of honeybees to neonicotinoids. read more
Last week we ran press conferences on climate change and CFS/ME. The subjects are complex and contentious, and there is always the potential for jarring or simplistic headlines and strong reactions from the vocal critics of research in these fields. But it was the criticism from within the scientific community that we had not anticipated. read more
Publishing in Nature Ecology & Evolution, researchers looked at the neonicotinoid insecticide thiamethoxam and its impact on bumblebee colonies. They reported that exposure to thiamethoxam resulted in a reduction in the proportion of queen bees laying eggs and from this modelled possible effects on population dynamics. read more
In a new paper published in Science researchers assess country-specific effects of chronic neonicotinoid pesticides on honey bees and wild bees. read more
Neonicotinoid pesticides have been widely used to enhance crop production in the UK and around the world since the 1990s. … read more
