David Roberts
@drdavidlroberts.bsky.social
Reader in #Biodiversity #Conservation @dice-kent.bsky.social; Research interests #extinction, spp id, #orchid #ecology, #wildlifetrade inc @wildlifetrade.bsky.social; APHAgovuk #Wildlife Inspector & SAB member; own views tinyurl.com/bd3r7tsp .. more
Reader in #Biodiversity #Conservation @dice-kent.bsky.social; Research interests #extinction, spp id, #orchid #ecology, #wildlifetrade inc @wildlifetrade.bsky.social; APHAgovuk #Wildlife Inspector & SAB member; own views tinyurl.com/bd3r7tsp
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UK secures record supply of offshore wind but price rises
The government needs to significantly boost its capacity of offshore wind projects if it is to meet its clean power targets.
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University of Reading's climate stripes show third-hottest year
The stripes were created in 2018 and show the change in average global temperatures since 1850.
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BBC News - University of Reading's climate stripes show third-hottest year - BBC News
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Michael Sheen puts money where his mouth is for new Welsh National Theatre
The actor discusses spearheading the Welsh National Theatre and starring in its first production.
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BBC News - Why Michael Sheen put his money on the line for new Welsh national theatre
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Monkeys on the loose in St Louis, Missouri after four-day search
Local officials said they do not know where the exotic animals came from or how many are at large.
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BBC News - Monkeys on the loose in St Louis after four-day search
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Margam park Roman villa find could be 'Port Talbot's Pompeii'
The largest Roman villa ever found in Wales lies less than a metre under Margam Country Park.
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BBC News - Margam park Roman villa find could be 'Port Talbot's Pompeii' - BBC News
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Reposted by David L. Roberts, Ivan Jarić
Big news for Cambridge Prisms: Extinction! 🎉
We’re now indexed in ESCI and will be announcing our first Journal Impact Factor this summer.
A huge milestone for the journal and the extinction research community. Learn more and read the latest articles here: https://cup.org/4bsn3vl
We’re now indexed in ESCI and will be announcing our first Journal Impact Factor this summer.
A huge milestone for the journal and the extinction research community. Learn more and read the latest articles here: https://cup.org/4bsn3vl
Oysters: The 'ocean superhero' species in seabed first for NI
Thousands of native oysters are settling in to Belfast Lough in a project to bring the species back.
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BBC News - Oysters: The 'ocean superhero' species in seabed first for NI - BBC News
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Ocean Temperatures Just Hit a Dire New Record
The world’s ocean absorbed more heat in 2025 than in any other year on record
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Ocean Temperatures Just Hit a Dire New Record
Polar Medal awarded to Southampton expert on mass extinctions
Prof John Marshall has made 19 expeditions to Greenland and Norway over 30 years.
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BBC News - Polar Medal awarded to Southampton expert on mass extinctions - BBC News
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Australia fires: Victoria told to brace for 'property loss or worse'
All regions in Victoria are facing 'catastrophic' or 'extreme' fire warnings
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BBC News - Australians brace for 'property loss or worse' as bushfires destroy homes
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'Extraordinary' Roman box made of bone found
A bone box is recovered from the grave of a young woman.
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BBC News - 'Extraordinary' Roman box made of bone found - BBC News
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Detectorist who 'dug up Roman brooch' actually bought it on eBay
Funeral director Jason Price
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BBC News - Detectorist faked 'Roman brooch' he bought on eBay
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Heatwave hits Australia as officials warn of 'catastrophic' fire risk
The fire danger level for northern Victoria will be set at the highest level.
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BBC News - Heatwave hits Australia as officials warn of 'catastrophic' fire risk
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'Extraordinary' Roman era bone box found in Worcestershire town
The excavation at Milestone Ground in Broadway uncovered 8,000 years of human activity.
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BBC News - 'Extraordinary' Roman era bone box found in Worcestershire town - BBC News
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Four plead not guilty over Bath Abbey climate protest
Activists are accused of barricading themselves inside Bath Abbey's tower and refusing to leave.
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BBC News - Four plead not guilty over Bath Abbey climate protest - BBC News
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Trump withdraws US from key climate treaty and dozens of other groups
The White House says the decision was taken because those entities
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BBC News - Trump withdraws US from key climate treaty and dozens of other groups
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Inside the sub-zero lair of the world's most powerful quantum computer
Faisal Islam gets rare access to Willow - Google's quantum computer.
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BBC News - Inside the sub-zero lair of the world's most powerful computer
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Durham scientists say winning Polar Medal together is doubly nice
Prof John Woodward at Northumbria University is also a winner of this year's Polar Medal.
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BBC News - Durham scientists say winning Polar Medal together is doubly nice - BBC News
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'Incredibly rare' Celtic gold coin found in East Yorkshire field
The coin was found in Lelley and dates back to around 50-10BC - the Iron Age period.
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BBC News - 'Incredibly rare' ancient gold coin found in field
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Thetford dig unearths Iron Age war trumpet and boar standard
The discoveries are
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Indian farmers turn to 'magical' butterfly pea flower
Indian farmers are turning to butterfly pea flower which is in demand for its bright blue colour.
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BBC News - The 'magical' blue flower changing farmers' fortunes in India
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Highland and Moray locals to be asked for views on lynx reintroduction
Campaigners say the region offers good habitat for the species, but farmers and crofters have raised concerns.
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BBC News - Highland locals to be asked for views on lynx reintroduction
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Yes I remember that one and the associated hype around it...
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Three frogs to be reintroduced to West Acre 'pingos'
The money will be spent on breeding thousands of frogs and managing their release in 2026.
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At the moment it is unlikely to get a license from Nature England due to numerous risks that could jeopardise other extant native species.
BBC News - Three frogs to be reintroduced to West Acre 'pingos' - BBC News
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BBC News - Three frogs to be reintroduced to West Acre 'pingos' - BBC News
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Project aiming to return elk to UK moves forward
Work to assess the feasibility of bringing the species back to the UK is under way.
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However as the elk falls under the Dangerous Wild Animals Act any rewilding like the bison will be in an enclosure rather than free roaming...
BBC News - Project aiming to return elk to UK moves forward - BBC News
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BBC News - Project aiming to return elk to UK moves forward - BBC News
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How AI is helping to study tourist impact on seals
Processing drone data can take hours, but an AI tool is doing the job within a matter a seconds.
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BBC News - How AI is helping to study tourist impact on seals
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Should the NHS really use magic mushrooms to treat mental health?
Many clinical trials to test the use of psychedelic medicines for conditions such as depression have been underway since 2022 - with surprising results
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County Wicklow: Settlement find may challenge Vikings first towns theory - researcher
Dr Dirk Brandherm and his colleagues have identified more than 600 suspected house platforms in the Brusselstown Ring.
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BBC News - New discovery may challenge theory Vikings built first Irish towns - researcher
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When 21 men saw in the new year by dining in a dinosaur
Guests braved the cold of December 1853 to have dinner inside a concrete mould of a dinosaur in a warehouse.
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BBC News - Seeing in the new year with dinner in a dinosaur
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NI agriculture 2025: From blue-green algae to bluetongue virus
BBC NI's Agriculture and Environment correspondent Louise Cullen gives her round-up of 2025.
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BBC News - Blue-green algae to bluetongue - 2025 in NI agriculture and environment
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