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Yellow crazy ants (Anoplolepis gracilipes), or Maldive ants, are among the world’s 100 most invasive species. Roman Prokhorov/iNaturalist

Biological invasions can cause severe animal suffering

Biological invasions can severely harm the welfare of animals, causing them to suffer. AWICIS is a new framework that can be used to assess the severity of these impacts.
A detailed resource for policymakers, lecturers, and the informed public, the One Health Atlas charts the WHO-backed One Health concept, which highlights the interconnectedness of human, animal and environmental health. MAFPHOTOART8/Shutterstock

Delving into One Health’s vision to better protect people, animals and the planet from future health crises

In the wake of the WHO’s One Health summit, a new atlas explores the interdependency between environmental, health and food security issues, and strategies for supporting sustainability and the welfare of all life forms.
Ecological soil functioning is a dynamic process and molecular screening approaches alone provide limited scope – as they fail to gauge the intensity of the activity within ecosystems. William Edge/Shutterstock

Soil monitoring: what the new EU‑wide ‘ground rules’ have in store for Europe

New EU legislation supporting healthier soils was adopted in December 2025 incorporating environmental DNA analysis which is proving useful but not totally efficient.
Don’t mess with my territory. Male northern parulas sing and get physically aggressive when intruders invade their space. Pranav Gokhale

It’s a sing‑off! Myth‑busting about birds and sex when it comes to defending the nest

Males aren’t the only angry birds defending their territory. A clever test finds which songbirds step up to fight off intruders and the role monogamy plays.

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