Radical conservation offers hope for Orangutan
A new study involving LJMU’s world-leading animal conservationists says radical action is needed now to avert the loss of thousands more orangutans.
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LJMU Face Lab Fellow produces facial reconstructions for The Quest for Ancestral Faces project
A facial reconstruction exhibition featuring facial depictions co-curated and co-produced by Director Prof Caroline Wilkinson and Dr Maria Castaneyra-Ruiz, a visiting postdoctoral fellow, from LJMU Face Lab, is to be exhibited in El Museo Canario in Las Palmas.
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AI to help national hedgehog survey
Conservation AI platform applies machine learning to identify animals in double time
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Microplastic pollution threatens hermit crab populations
New research from Queens University Belfast and Liverpool John Moores University reveals how the microplastic pollution crisis is threatening biodiversity.
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Strategies for survival
Scientists uncover why inbreeding occurs in some social species.
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Conservation breakthrough
Drones could contribute to saving endangered chimpanzees
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Pharmacies key to keeping local communities healthy
Read more about how community pharmacies could be making more of a difference to public health in local communities and stamping out inequalities.
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Conservation breakthrough - Drones could contribute to saving endangered chimpanzees
A new study has revealed that drones fitted with a standard camera are able to detect chimpanzee nests, saving conservation researchers hours of ground work.
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More Sumatran orangutans found in the wild than expected
Researchers have discovered c.14,600 animals still live in the wild today - 8,000 more than expected.
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Study reveals new insights into the origins of Scotland's mysterious Picts
A newly published study in PLOS genetics led by School of Biology and Environmental Sciences experts Dr Adeline Morez, Prof Joel D. Irish and Dr Linus Girdland Flink is helping to shed new light on the origins of Scotland’s Picts.