New species in old quarries
New species are turning up in the UK frequently. In 2018 alone, it was reported that 10 shark species were moving into UK waters as...
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I'm a lecturer in the Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences at Northumbria University. Researching palaeoclimates and melissopalynology.
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Toilet studies and how we were riddled with parasites
DNA analysis of sediment from ancient toilets has revealed just how unhygienic past diets were in Europe and the Near East. DNA of...
Microbiomes, bees and the spice of life
You are a habitat. An ecosystem A microbiome. The most popularised microbiome, and commercialised, is your "friendly" gut bacteria....
Food production tomorrow
How do you feed 9 billion people? Add to that problem the degraded environments and soils, the limited amount of essential nutrients on...
Rice from the Amazon
Ask someone to tell you where they think rice was domesticated for agriculture and they will probably tell you Asia. Modern global...
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