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Loss of wild flowers matches pollinator decline
The first ever Britain-wide assessment of the value of wild flowers as food for pollinators shows that decreasing resources mirror the decline of pollinating insects.
Symposium tribute to Professor Steve Baldwin
On Wednesday 16th and Thursday 17th December, the Faculty played host to 137 scientists from around the world who gathered to commemorate the life and work of Prof Steve Baldwin.
Antibiotic resistance could help find drugs for some of the most intractable diseases
Scientists have developed an innovative way of using one of the biggest problems facing health services—antibiotic resistance—to develop drugs to combat some of the most intractable diseases.
Leeds ecologist snaps up trip of BES photo prizes
University of Leeds ecologist Dr Ute Bradter has scooped three prizes in this year’s British Ecological Society photographic competition.
Groundbreaking microscopy unlocks secrets of plant virus assembly
New research into how a plant virus assembles could lay the groundwork for future use to carry drugs into the human body.