Tag: climate change

New report shows moth numbers have almost halved since 1990

Animal News

Maja Grantham - May 11, 2021

Moth numbers in Scotland have continued to decline over the long term, but their distribution has increased. The latest Scottish Biodiversity Indicator shows that moth...

New study improves marine climate change evidence base

Environment

Joe Hutchison - March 4, 2021

Scientists from the University of St Andrews and Marine Scotland have undertaken the first full mapping of carbon stores across the UK’s offshore Exclusive...

Research paves way for treatments for fish suffering from disease

Animal News

Lewis Robertson - March 2, 2021

RESEARCHERS have claimed to have made a breakthrough in a study which could see the future development of drugs and vaccines to treat a...

University announces climate emergency lecture as part of new series

Environment

Lewis Robertson - February 24, 2021

A CLIMATE emergency lecture is being hosted by a Scottish university as part of its Saturday Series of events. "The Climate Emergency: Local Responses to...

Increased risk of extreme droughts in Scotland over next 20 years

Environment

guest_deadline - February 2, 2021

ACCORDING to new, leading research by Scottish environmental body NatureScot, Scotland will likely be at risk of extreme droughts over the next two decades...