global biodiversity

Who Wins From Nature’s Genetic Bounty? The Billions at Stake in a Global ‘Biopiracy’ Battle

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Even in the warm summer sun, the stagnant pools and rugged rock faces of North Yorkshire’s Ribblehead Quarry feel like an unlikely frontier of the AI ​​industrial revolution. Standing beside a waterfall bursting from the fractured rock, Bupe Mwambingu reaches into the green mud behind the cascade and emerges with a handful of algae. Balancing … Read more

Early farmers often made landscapes more biodiverse – our research can provide lessons for today’s rewilding

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You don’t have to read the news or scroll through Instagram for long to come across the latest example of a rare and beautiful species going extinct. Since 1500 AD, at least 705 vertebrate species and 571 plant species have become extinct. Humans have now taken over half of the Earth’s surface for agriculture and … Read more