Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 05 September 2025; doi:10.1038/s44358-025-00084-3Historical ecology uses a wide and varied range of sources to investigate long-term dynamics of ecosystems, species and their traits, and different dimensions of nature–human interactions. This Perspective discusses the value of this approach for biodiversity and conservation science, and offers a strategy for the continued development of the field.

Ant queens of one species clone ants of another to create hybrid workers that do their bidding.

Police data indicates overlaps between public violent disorder and domestic violence and abuse Two out of every five people arrested after participating in last summer’s riots had been previously reported to the police for domestic abuse, the Guardian can disclose. Police data released under freedom of information (FoI) laws shows that 41% of 899 people arrested for taking part in the violent disorder last July and August had been reported for crimes associated with intimate partner violence. Continue reading...

La CE ha decide eliminar en su borrador de presupuesto el programa LIFE, dedicado a invertir en acciones beneficiosas para el medioambiente.