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Antarctic krill genes could reveal how they’re responding to climate change
The KRILLGUARD researchers have developed ‘DNA probes’ to identify important genes within the krill’s sequenced genome. As ...
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Urgent project to deepen understanding of Antarctic krill in a changing Southern Ocean
A new project, known as KRILLGUARD, launches today which aims to protect the Southern Ocean ecosystem by focusing on Antarctic krill, a keystone species in the ecosystem. Rising ocean temperatures are ...
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Date of first coral and algae symbiosis pushed back by 170 million years
The study, led by PhD student Jonathan Jung, pushes back fossil evidence of the first known coral symbiosis by over 170 ...
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‘Golden’ fossil of ancient arthropod named after Natural History Museum scientist
A distant relative of spiders and scorpions is the new namesake of a Natural History Museum scientist.
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The evolution of birds made giant cicadas better flyers
An evolutionary ‘air race’ may have been taking place in forests during the age of dinosaurs. Fossils of giant cicadas show how they developed improved flight abilities following the evolution of ...
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Almost 80% of nature critical for human wellbeing is outside of protected areas
This latest analysis looking into where key natural sites sit outside of protected areas has been carried out by researchers at the Natural History Museum, London. They’ve found that overall, ...
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Deaths from climate change-linked wildfires are on the rise globally
Using their own factual and counterfactual models, the researchers behind the second study estimate that 12,566 deaths in each year of the 2010s can be linked to pollution from climate change-driven ...
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Natural History Museum analysis finds critical ecosystems are not being protected by current 30by30 conservation efforts
· New analysis from Museum scientists shows current conservation efforts are not adequately protecting the land that provides our most critical ecosystem services, which 6 billion people depend on ...