Latest British Ecological Society News

From trading nutrients to storing carbon: 5 things you didn’t know about our underground fungi
Whalesong patterns follow a universal law of human language, new research finds
Plants and animals with bigger genomes grow less efficiently – new research helps explain why they never died out
How a Trump election win could hit the US food industry and leave millions of Americans hungry
A more varied diet would help the world’s economy as well as its health
Animal Beauty Is In Eye Of … Photoshop Expert
If plants can pick fungi to help fight pests and diseases, it opens a door to greener farming and ecosystem recovery
Seaweed is taking over coral reefs. But there’s a gardening solution – sea-weeding
Non-native English speaking scientists work much harder just to keep up, global research reveals
Hidden carbon: Fungi and their ‘necromass’ absorb one-third of the carbon emitted by burning fossil fuels every year
Shining light on dark web wildlife trade
An epic global study of moss reveals it is far more vital to Earth’s ecosystems than we knew
UWA ecologist and conservationist recognised in top global honour
Human-driven evolution threatens fish stocks
Lizards need their coffee too: could caffeine help bring threatened species back from brink
Cat Food Mystery Foils Diet Study