Poo, stool, faeces, dung, spraint, scat. Whatever you call it, is a goldmine of information for conservation scientists. No, really. You may not realise it, but poo can tell you a lot.

A study published this week shows that the extent of plastic waste in the world's oceans is truly staggering. What can we do to help?

Have you ever considered that there’s a world out there, which we can’t? The world of microbes.

Ever wanted to get involved with science studies, but don't know how? Citizen Science could be for you and your school! You can join in with a whole bunch of exciting science projects. So what are you waiting for? Read this blog, go outside, get online, and be a scientist!

Norway announced it was giving $150million in development aid to Liberia, if it ceased deforestation. In the midst of the worst Ebola crisis they have ever seen, you’d think deforestation was the last thing on Liberian minds, but the current outbreak may have been caused, at least in part, by destruction of the West African country’s forests.

"The wild pigeon, formerly in flocks of millions, has entirely disappeared from the face of the earth…We have given an awful exhibition of slaughter and destruction, which may serve as a warning to all mankind. Let us now give an example of wise conservation of what remains of the gifts of nature." John F Lacey

A colleague of mine was in the news last week after discovering a new species of wasp. Whilst that’s quite interesting, it’s not particularly newsworthy, given the vast number of species yet to be discovered (see my previous blog post on taxonomy). What made this newsworthy was that his discovery wasn’t made in the remote rainforests of Borneo or the amazon - but in a school playground in Kent.

Honeybees have been in the news alot, but what about their cuddly cousin – the bumblebee? They’ve received less attention, perhaps we think that since they don’t produce honey, we can do without them? No bumblebees = no chips!

Taxonomists face a huge task. Just 1.5 million of the estimated 8.7million species on the planet have been catalogued- yet they are disappearing at an alarming rate.

England uses 19 million single use carrier bags every day. The Government's new legislation will help from next year, but you can make a difference straight away by carrying reusable bags and signing up to the Break the Bag Habit pledge.

We take a look at wildlife reintroduction programmes in progress across the UK and Europe, from the large to the small.

Once common across the UK, barn owls are magnificent predators. After a long period of decline, numbers are thought to have be on the up throughout most of the 1990s and early 2000s. The last few years, however, have not been kind.

The International Panel on Climate Change has just released a report on the risks to lives and jobs from climate change. The IPCC is a group of world respected climate scientists from many difference fields of study and so when they speak we should listen. Are you doing your bit to help?