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Human-induced pressures threaten many species – & the combination of multiple can be even worse 🐢🐊 Invasive species & global trade can cause even worse impact when combined with other threats like habitat disturbance & climate change 👇 bit.ly/4e8Lpgd

Have you heard of a Finch Louse Fly? If you have, then you may know that there aren't many in the UK and Ireland, but experts Oxford Biology sampled this fly to enable sequencing. 🪰 Delve into fly DNA WellcomeOpenResearch Genome Note ⤵️ by Wawman et al. wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/10-18…

The Selous-Nyerere ecosystem in southern Tanzania is one of Africa's largest wilderness areas - and one of the last remaining strongholds for lions 🦁 Researchers have now studied this critical population's status over an area larger than Switzerland 👇 bit.ly/3HT5Rpy

Curious about alternatives to existing antibiotics? Catch up with this flash talk from Dr Adam Mulkern at Oxford Biology about asobiotics, which use short programmable sections of DNA to modify bacterial gene expression. Watch the full recording ➡️ youtu.be/ufFxuK5xOWc

🌍 A global study has examined how legal uncertainties threatens biodiversity and the people who rely on it.  This new research shows how clearer laws & traceability systems can reduce illegal wildlife trade. Read more: oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/news/legal-gre…

What happens if you cross conservation with space technology? Tyler Murray-Ramcharan trained with the European Space Agency's Academy, developing skills to apply novel technology to wildlife research. Find out more about Tyler's research👉wildcru.org/members/tyler-… Oxford Biology

Last week was Oxford's exciting yearly MPLSOxford Primary Science Days with Year 5 students from local state schools. In our workshop, they learned about different insect pollinators & identified different groups by examining through microscopes 👇 bit.ly/4nnx1oT

🦠 On #WorldMicrobiomeDay, explore how IOI is using microbiome science to tackle antimicrobial resistance: 👶Neonatal gut studies 🦟 Flies as AMR reservoirs 🏥 Hospital surface microbiota 🧫 Polymicrobial wound infections 🔬 Metagenomics Learn more ➡️ ow.ly/uzB350WgC7j

ERFVIIs as transducers of oxygen-sensing in the evolution of land plant response to hypoxia hubs.li/Q03sZCvZ0 June featured research article from #MolecularPlant Laura Dalle Carbonare Oxford Biology Molecular Plant & Plant Communications

The Animal Vibration Lab will be at the The Royal Society summer science exhibition this week! Sense elephant vibrations, face off with a tarantula, & handle seismic monitoring tools to find how vibrations help animals communicate & sense their environment 👇 bit.ly/3FYIhqX

Today marks 10 years since the death of Cecil, an event which brought global attention to WildCRU's work with lions. Here, we share our work since 2015, collaborating with many partners in Africa and beyond, to improve understanding of and reducing key threats to lions. [1/2]

A plant's protective outer barrier is nearly impermeable to gases, making ethylene build up inside while oxygen depletes. When wounded, the dynamics shift 🌱 New research shows this movement of gases through a wound triggers the plant's healing process 👇 bit.ly/3ZWnZVO

A new study has revealed albatrosses make distinct flight hops that are almost exclusively seen when following a vessel 🌊 It's a finding that could help manage bycatch risk for ‘hidden’ fisheries 👇 bit.ly/3G86yuN with BirdLife International & MARE in Journal of Applied Ecology

How can we make cities a place where people and nature thrive together? Melissa Felipe Cadillo explains how a recent Citizens’ Jury created a collective vision for Oxford’s environmental future 👇 bit.ly/4evNDqd

Hedgerows, small copses, and even individual trees can significantly increase the number of butterflies in farmed landscapes 🦋🌳 New research with Butterfly Conservation 🦋 highlights the importance of these pockets of natural assets in farmland 👇 bit.ly/40xCNdA

Join us in Oxford in September for CampyUK2025, with a focus on AMR – a conference to discuss the latest advances in Campylobacter biology, epidemiology, food safety, and control. Hosted with Ineos Oxford Institute for Antimicrobial Research. Full details 👇 campyuk.web.ox.ac.uk

'The continued dominance of technology over habitat, nature still comes a distant second to hard infrastructure in the UK growth model.' Read more from Oxford Biology's Prof Nathalie Seddon ⬇️ #OxfordClimate

🌍 | How possible is it to remove greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, from our atmosphere? Oxford Smith School’s Prof Cameron Hepburn and Oxford Biology’s Prof Nathalie Seddon explain. ⬇️ #OxfordClimate

Old age likely impacts some wild chimpanzees' ability to effectively use tools 🔨 Like humans, the effects of old age vary between individuals - some struggled to use tools, others kept excellent use into later life. New from Elliot Howard-Spink in eLife - the journal 👇 bit.ly/4kEqN1a

Congratulations to Nat Duffus, who has been commended in the MPLSOxford Impact Awards! Nat has been recognised in the Early Career Policy Impact category for raising awareness of the ecological outcomes of Biodiversity Net Gain 👇 bit.ly/4eSmRZe