The bottoms of boats and docks can accumulate lots of dirt, but semiaquatic animals like otters avoid having ‘fouled’ fur. Their secret could one day help keep underwater infrastructure clean.
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A new study shows that river barriers, similar to those built by beavers, can protect areas at risk of flooding by storing water upstream.
Our lives are intertwined with animals, insects and birds – we should consider them more when we design our cities.
Restoring entire ecosystems is a difficult and expensive process. Thankfully, certain species, called ecosystem engineers, can make restoration easier. Gaining social and political support is critical too.
Rodents are the most numerous – and least studied – of all Earth’s mammals.
The role of beavers in safeguarding against our heating climate has become an interesting point of discussion. But just how important remains subject to debate.
Beavers in our landscapes have great potential to provide small-scale adaptations to climate change – if humans can figure out how to live with them.
Wild beaver populations have the potential to significantly alter our landscapes, affecting biodiversity, water quality and pollution.
Coming to a river catchment near you: a rodent crack team ready to reduce flooding and boost biodiversity.
It doesn’t always pay to know what’s really in your food – but it’s fun to find out, anyway.
By sequencing the genomes of other species, we can better understand our place in natural history.
Listing the value of bees, beavers and others on the pages of the world’s financial press helps to show that ecosystems deliver benefits worth staggering amounts of money - yet we scarcely keep track of it.
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Associate Professor in Water Science, University of Birmingham
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Assistant Professor in Geography, Wageningen University
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Professor of Ecological Economics, UCL
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Lecturer in Architecture, UCL
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Postdoctoral researcher, marine ecology, University of Adelaide
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Professor, Centre for Research into Topical Drug Delivery and Toxicology, University of Hertfordshire
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Director, McLaughlin Centre for Molecular Medicine, University of Toronto
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Co-Chair of the IUCN SSC Small Mammal Specialist Group, International Union for the Conservation of Nature
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Professor of Geosciences, UMass Amherst
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Senior Lecturer in Geography, University of Manchester
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Associate Science Editor & Co-Host of The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation
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Programme Officer, SSC Small Mammal Specialist Group, International Union for the Conservation of Nature
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Science + Technology Editor & Co-Host of The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation
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PhD Candidate in Macroecology and Biogeography, University of Nottingham
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Professor of Community & Landscape Resilience, University of Idaho
