A One Health framework integrating diverse data across human, animal and environmental sectors is essential for effective surveillance and response is vital for responding to vector-borne disease ri...

Presence of large ungulates increased richness and abundance of some insect taxa. Across taxa, it supported life history traits declining in modern industrialised landscapes. Trophic rewilding thus r...

In 2025, several early-career scientists were selected to lead new research groups at the Institut Pasteur, and Sarah Merkling was one of them. She has led the Insect Infection and Immunity five-year ...

Arthur Kocher receives ERC Starting Grant to study ancient pathogen dynamics

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According to new research, distinguishing between the UK’s 2,500 species could halt cognitive decline – so my brain could not be happier, or healthier, says science writer Helen Pilcher

Scientists have developed a breakthrough “superfood” for honeybees by engineering yeast to produce the essential nutrients normally found in pollen. In controlled trials, colonies fed this specially d...

UK Lepidoptera are arguably the best studied and characterised group of invertebrates in the world. Our understanding of historical and contemporary geographic ranges, phenology, and ecological tra…

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Wild-type female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes that mate with male A. aegypti mosquitoes that have been infected with the wAlbB strain of Wolbachia pipientis bacteria produce nonviable offspring owing t...

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A major new project on mosquitoes, their viruses, and associated disease risks in Northern Ireland will be co-led by a multi-institutional team which includes the University of Glasgow, Queen’s Univer...

Are you just as excited as we are about the fascinating world of microorganisms? Do you want to contribute to exploring and genomically characterize novel prokaryotic lineages? Do you have a PhD degre...

With so little money to go round, the costs of competing for grants can exceed what the grants are worth. When that happens, nobody wins.

Universities are in thrall to a rankings system that prioritizes narrow aspects of academic life. Three changes would give institutions the freedom to explore fresh ways of working.

The Biodiversity Cell Atlas aims to create comprehensive single-cell molecular atlases across the eukaryotic tree of life, which will be phylogenetically informed, rely on high-quality genomes and use...

Ivory Tower: a telethon charity appeal for higher education and research, under threat of extinction

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