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By 2050, 1.4 million US street trees could be killed by invasive insects, McGill University researchers estimate.

Urban trees are seriously at risk, says expert.

Hotspots for insects identified in the study include New York, Chicago and Milwaukee

A new study estimates that over the next 30 years, 1.4 million street trees will be killed by invasive insects, costing over 900 million dollars to

There's some really good ones this year.

Winning images of the British Ecological Societys Capturing Ecology 2021 photography competition announced.

Overall winner: Kumlien’s Gull and Friends, Rebecca Nason. A close up of a Kumlien’s Gull’s eye, with speckled markings that aren’t quite what they

The Shetland ecologist and photographer says her passions coming together is "the icing on the cake".

As September approaches, individual gardeners can make a huge difference to the success of our bumblebee populations. Because this is the ‘hungry…

Freshwater  Freshwater Freshwater habitats such as rivers and wetlands have high biodiversity, but this is being endangered by climate change, increasing the likelihood of floods and drought due to shifting rainfall patterns. Professor Chris Spray, the lead author of the Freshwater chapter at the University of Dundee, said: "Protecting these endangered habitats would necessitate a wholescape catchment solution that integrates ecological, cultural, and socioeconomic processes. Planting trees al...