David Roberts
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Reader in #Biodiversity #Conservation @dice-kent.bsky.social; Research interests #extinction, spp id, #orchid #ecology, #wildlifetrade inc @wildlifetrade.bsky.social; APHAgovuk #Wildlife Inspector & SAB member; own views tinyurl.com/bd3r7tsp .. more
Reader in #Biodiversity #Conservation @dice-kent.bsky.social; Research interests #extinction, spp id, #orchid #ecology, #wildlifetrade inc @wildlifetrade.bsky.social; APHAgovuk #Wildlife Inspector & SAB member; own views tinyurl.com/bd3r7tsp
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Polar Medal awarded to Southampton expert on mass extinctions
Prof John Marshall has made 19 expeditions to Greenland and Norway over 30 years.
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Australia fires: Victoria told to brace for 'property loss or worse'
All regions in Victoria are facing 'catastrophic' or 'extreme' fire warnings
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BBC News - Australians brace for 'property loss or worse' as bushfires destroy homes
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'Extraordinary' Roman box made of bone found
A bone box is recovered from the grave of a young woman.
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Detectorist who 'dug up Roman brooch' actually bought it on eBay
Funeral director Jason Price
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BBC News - Detectorist faked 'Roman brooch' he bought on eBay
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Heatwave hits Australia as officials warn of 'catastrophic' fire risk
The fire danger level for northern Victoria will be set at the highest level.
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BBC News - Heatwave hits Australia as officials warn of 'catastrophic' fire risk
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'Extraordinary' Roman era bone box found in Worcestershire town
The excavation at Milestone Ground in Broadway uncovered 8,000 years of human activity.
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Four plead not guilty over Bath Abbey climate protest
Activists are accused of barricading themselves inside Bath Abbey's tower and refusing to leave.
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Trump withdraws US from key climate treaty and dozens of other groups
The White House says the decision was taken because those entities
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Inside the sub-zero lair of the world's most powerful quantum computer
Faisal Islam gets rare access to Willow - Google's quantum computer.
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BBC News - Inside the sub-zero lair of the world's most powerful computer
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Durham scientists say winning Polar Medal together is doubly nice
Prof John Woodward at Northumbria University is also a winner of this year's Polar Medal.
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BBC News - Durham scientists say winning Polar Medal together is doubly nice - BBC News
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'Incredibly rare' Celtic gold coin found in East Yorkshire field
The coin was found in Lelley and dates back to around 50-10BC - the Iron Age period.
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BBC News - 'Incredibly rare' ancient gold coin found in field
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Thetford dig unearths Iron Age war trumpet and boar standard
The discoveries are
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Indian farmers turn to 'magical' butterfly pea flower
Indian farmers are turning to butterfly pea flower which is in demand for its bright blue colour.
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BBC News - The 'magical' blue flower changing farmers' fortunes in India
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Highland and Moray locals to be asked for views on lynx reintroduction
Campaigners say the region offers good habitat for the species, but farmers and crofters have raised concerns.
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BBC News - Highland locals to be asked for views on lynx reintroduction
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Yes I remember that one and the associated hype around it...
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Three frogs to be reintroduced to West Acre 'pingos'
The money will be spent on breeding thousands of frogs and managing their release in 2026.
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At the moment it is unlikely to get a license from Nature England due to numerous risks that could jeopardise other extant native species.
BBC News - Three frogs to be reintroduced to West Acre 'pingos' - BBC News
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BBC News - Three frogs to be reintroduced to West Acre 'pingos' - BBC News
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Project aiming to return elk to UK moves forward
Work to assess the feasibility of bringing the species back to the UK is under way.
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However as the elk falls under the Dangerous Wild Animals Act any rewilding like the bison will be in an enclosure rather than free roaming...
BBC News - Project aiming to return elk to UK moves forward - BBC News
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BBC News - Project aiming to return elk to UK moves forward - BBC News
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How AI is helping to study tourist impact on seals
Processing drone data can take hours, but an AI tool is doing the job within a matter a seconds.
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BBC News - How AI is helping to study tourist impact on seals
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Should the NHS really use magic mushrooms to treat mental health?
Many clinical trials to test the use of psychedelic medicines for conditions such as depression have been underway since 2022 - with surprising results
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County Wicklow: Settlement find may challenge Vikings first towns theory - researcher
Dr Dirk Brandherm and his colleagues have identified more than 600 suspected house platforms in the Brusselstown Ring.
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BBC News - New discovery may challenge theory Vikings built first Irish towns - researcher
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When 21 men saw in the new year by dining in a dinosaur
Guests braved the cold of December 1853 to have dinner inside a concrete mould of a dinosaur in a warehouse.
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BBC News - Seeing in the new year with dinner in a dinosaur
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NI agriculture 2025: From blue-green algae to bluetongue virus
BBC NI's Agriculture and Environment correspondent Louise Cullen gives her round-up of 2025.
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BBC News - Blue-green algae to bluetongue - 2025 in NI agriculture and environment
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Rare butterfly numbers reach record levels says charity
Marsh Fritillary butterfly numbers have more than doubled at Lydlinch Common during an annual survey
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The £3m race to save explorer Shackleton's villa
The building was used as a base by Shackleton while he orchestrated the famous rescue of his stranded crew
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BBC News - The £3m race to save polar explorer Shackleton's villa
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Rare mushroom find in Alderney sparks push to record wildlife
An ecologist says people should record wildlife as they
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BBC News - Rare mushroom find sparks push to record wildlife
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First young salmon found in three rivers since 2015
Atlantic salmon live around the Arctic Circle before returning to their rivers of origin to spawn.
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BBC News - First young salmon found in three rivers since 2015
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Great white sharks face extinction in Mediterranean, say researchers
Overfishing and illegal fishing are contributing to the loss of sharks, including great whites.
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BBC News - Great white sharks face extinction in Mediterranean, say researchers
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Slime mould - a hidden wonderland brought to life in photos
Meet Barry Webb and his award-winning images of the tiny world of slime mould.
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The prehistoric shark found in a suburban town in Scotland
The fossil was so complete experts could see remains of the last meal it ate, 330 million years after it died.
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BBC News - The prehistoric shark found in a suburban town in Scotland
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Dark Energy may be changing and with it the fate of the Universe
A mysterious force called Dark Energy might be changing, in a way that challenges our current understanding of the nature of time and space.
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BBC News - Dark energy just got even weirder and why the Universe may end in a 'Big Crunch'
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