Articles tagged with 'ecology' | University of Manchester

Researchers studying giant Amazonian waterlilies have unravelled the engineering enigma behind the largest floating leaves in nature.

New collaborative research led by Manchester Museum, part of The University of Manchester, has resulted in the first scientific description of an extremely rare tadpole.

An international team led by researchers at The University of Manchester have discovered why some plants “live fast and die young” while others have long and healthy lives.  

A three-year experiment by ecologists from The University of Manchester, the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology and Lancaster University has revealed how our iconic chalk grasslands - damaged by intensive farming - could be regenerated.

Bees could be at risk from climate change because more frequent droughts could cause plants to produce fewer flowers, new research shows.