A former PhD student at LCAB has used records from museum collections and citizen science projects to show long-term patterns in the species richness of tropical butterflies.

Researchers have updated the largest biodiversity time-series database on the planet to include data from over half a million locations worldwide.

Climate change and land-use change are threatening biodiversity globally.

Researchers have shown that inedible species of butterfly, that mimic each other's colour patterns, have also evolved similar flight behaviours to warn predators and avoid being eaten.

Postdoctoral Research Associate Jack Hatfield discusses Ecology and biodiversity change, including the turnover of species and the losses and gains that change generates.

Postdoctoral Researcher Brennen Fagan considers the implications of the creature collecting media.

Postdoctoral research associate, Tadhg Carroll discusses the utility and possible implications of viewing recent biodiversity change, as adaptation to shifting environments.

Postdoctoral Researcher Brennen Fagan discusses debates centred on biodiversity.

Introduced species are often a complex and contentious issue. Jack Hatfield discusses the case of stoats on the Orkney Islands.

PhD student Hien Luong reflects on how he became a researcher at the University of York and how he aims to bring together the disparate worlds of nature conservation and money from the Financial Markets.

Post doctoral researcher, Michael Stratigos, discusses how protected areas are now set to become a key tool in the fight against declines in Biodiversity. Following the Montreal-Kunming COP15 which has seen many national governments pledge to protect 30% of land and sea for the protection of nature by 2030 (the 30 by 30 target), protected areas will see rapid expansion and many other existing designations will be adapted to ensure greater protection of biodiversity.

Jack Hatfield discusses to what extent we can intentionally shape ecosystems and invites your thoughts on the matter.

Postdoctoral Researcher Brennen Fagan reflects on loss in research, and how some researchers move forward.

In the new research paper published in People and Nature, led by post doctoral research associate Michael Stratigos, an important archaeological dataset, Historic Landscape Characterisation, has been brought to bear on how protected areas are biased not only for certain types of physical landscapes and habitats, but also to certain types of historic cultural landscapes.

What is natural is beautiful. This belief underpins the United Kingdom's policy on National Parks, with National Parks explicitly committed to preserving and enhancing the UK's 'natural beauty'. But what is 'natural'? And what is 'beautiful'?, PhD student Jonathan Gordon asks.

Postdoctoral research associate Tabitha Kabora reflects on the UN Biodiversity Conference COP15, the Global Biodiversity Framework and African development and conservation challenges.

Jack Hatfield discusses his own work and other recent developments regarding European mammals.

Earth's population has grown from 3 - 8 billion people over the last 70 years, a shift that has led to a significant increase in global consumption, a more urban population, extensive landscape conversion and a rapidly changing climate.

Biodiversity change is complex. As we amass more and more data and aim to make our explanations and predictions global, Jack Hatfield and Tadhg Carroll ask, are we losing sight of these complex details?

Okay, they’re not exactly Dragons, but dragonflies and damselflies are still pretty cool. Tadhg Carroll takes a look at species which are thriving in the Anthropocene.

The Prime Minister has pledged to protect 30 per cent of land to support the recovery of nature, but a new study finds that much of the new land that has been allocated to meet this aspiration is not in the highest priority areas for biodiversity conservation.

Jack Hatfield discusses why the way we quantify change in species communities is important.

PhD student Jonny Gordon considers the part pollen plays in providing ecologists with a record of past plant communities.

Postdoctoral Research Associate Tadhg Carroll discusses two popular science books that help unpick data driven claims, and shows why they're useful for getting a handle on LCAB’s field of research.

An international team of researchers, including academics from the University of York, are working to help identify priority forest areas for protection on Borneo.

Non-native plants are providing new homes for Britain’s insects - some of which are rare on native plants, a new study has found.