Bees actively adjust flower choice based on color and distance: Updating 'flower constancy' beyond Darwin's theory
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#Insects , on the other hand, do not seek to pollinate plants – they are looking for food; so plants make sure it’s worth their while. Insects are also remarkably sophisticated in their ability to find, recognise and find their way inside #flowers
So #pollination has evolved as a complex dance between plants and #pollinators that is essential for life on earth to continue. #biodiversity
In Our Time: Pollination
Episode webpage: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0028jtx
BBCBBC Radio 4 - In Our Time, PollinationMelvyn Bragg and guests discuss the interplay between plants and pollinators.
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After the conference & day trip, it was time for meetings. We did plenty! I took part in delegation meetings with #AcademiaSinica and #NTU (National Taiwan Univ.), but there were many more. We learned about exchange opportunities, memoranda were signed, and we presented each others' research priorities and focus areas, and found lots of overlap! #Biodiversity #WorldLiterature #Sinology #DigitalHumanities #ArtifcialIntelligence #NaturalLanguageProcessing, to name just a few. #tcdh #UTrier
Our lives depend on seeds. Trump’s cuts put our vast reserves at risk
Thor Hanson
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/03/seed-reserves-trump-cuts
#agriculture #seeds #biodiversity #uspol
The Guardian · Our lives depend on seeds. Trump’s cuts put our vast reserves at risk
Callus Paphiopedilum
(Paphiopedilum callosum)
Status: 
Endangered
https://apiv3.iucnredlist.org/api/v3/taxonredirect/191704
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paphiopedilum_callosum
We've added another round of native ranges! We now have range maps for a total of 398,820 species, including 50,293 native ranges.
A quick species count breakdown by species type for our native ranges:
fish - 12,500+
plants - 7,500+
reptiles - 7,500+
amphibians - 6,000+
mammals - 4,500+
birds - 2,000+
"Rhetoric suggests that bats and other wildlife prevent affordable housing being built. But where is the evidence for this?
"We do have evidence from government reports which identify underfunding, developer inefficiencies, skills shortages, and poor project management as factors which delay infrastructure projects rather than environmental regulations."
#PlanningRegulations
#Biodiversity
#UKPolitics
https://www.bats.org.uk/news/2025/04/hs2-bat-tunnel-dangerous-spin-behind-deregulation
Bat Conservation TrustThrowing bats under the train: HS2’s bat tunnel and the dangerous spin behind deregulation - News - Bat Conservation TrustHS2's so-called bat tunnel has become a political scapegoat, used to justify rolling back environmental protections. But the real story is very different. This page breaks down what the bat tunnel is, who approved it, and why weakening protections won’t solve the UK’s planning challenges.
Cuidado na estrada: mais de 200 mil #atropelamentos ameaçam 2000 espécies de animais
Base de dados revela que em #Portugal as espécies com mais registos de atropelamento são o javali, a coruja-das-torres e a raposa. Das espécies ameaçadas são exemplo o toirão, a marta e víboras.
A iniciativa Global Roadkill Data acaba de disponibilizar o maior banco de dados de mortalidade por atropelamento da fauna selvagem.
Público · Cuidado na estrada: mais de 200 mil atropelamentos ameaçam 2000 espécies de animais
The European Reference Genome Atlas (ERGA) is a community initiative coordinating the production of a reference #genome for all eukaryotic species in Europe. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Reference_Genome_Atlas #Biodiversity #Genomics
en.wikipedia.orgEuropean Reference Genome Atlas - Wikipedia
An open science framework linking new species data with published knowledge https://www.sib.swiss/news/liberating-global-biodiversity-knowledge-from-scientific-literature #Biodiversity #DataScience
www.sib.swissLiberating global biodiversity knowledge from scientific literatureSIB and other leading infrastructures and biodiversity information experts will make crucial knowledge on our planet’s species openly available in FAIR, machine-readable and AI-ready formats. The �...
Enabling data-driven habitat protection and restoration https://www.sib.swiss/news/transforming-biodiversity-data-into-conservation-insights-and-actions #Biodiversity #DataScience
www.sib.swissTransforming biodiversity data into conservation insights and actionsNew tools co-developed by SIB will enable near real-time monitoring of European biodiversity and user-friendly assessments of habitats and species at a scale not previously possible. These innovative ...
Hooded Vulture
(Necrosyrtes monachus)
Status: 
Critically Endangered
https://apiv3.iucnredlist.org/api/v3/taxonredirect/22695185 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hooded_vulture
How philanthropists are destroying African farms – video https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2025/apr/03/how-philanthropists-are-destroying-african-farms-video #Climatecrisis #Foodsecurity #Philanthropy #Biodiversity #Agriculture #Farming #Africa #Seeds #Kenya #Food
The Guardian · How philanthropists are destroying African farms – video
"Fossil fuels drive climate, health and biodiversity crises, scientists warn"
#Climate #ClimateChange #Biodiversity #Health #FossilFuels
https://phys.org/news/2025-03-fossil-fuels-climate-health-biodiversity.html
Phys.org · Fossil fuels drive climate, health and biodiversity crises, scientists warn
A closer look at some bits of Honeycomb Reef.
Formed by Honeycomb Reef worms (Sabellaria alveolata).
County Clare, Ireland.
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All healthy humans are innately pro-social, the result of our evolution as a social species and the need for social cohesion.
As we grow up, that innate predisposition to cooperate and get along with others is shaped by the cultures in which we are raised to make us the kind of adults we become.
And as adults we then help shape the further development of our culture.
Are we heading in the right direction?
A Beadlet Anemone (Actinia equina) With its blue beads (stinging cells) showing nicely. They use these on each other when jostling for position in rockpools.
County Clare, Ireland.
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