A postdoctoral position is available immediately in the Biodiversity Dynamics research group, at the Lab of Ecology, Systematics & Evolution, at the University of Paris-XI, Orsay, France to work on the Invacost program. The postdoctoral researcher will lead a study on the economic cost of invasive species. Salary will be commensurate with the experience of […]

$77 billion per year, that is the minimum annual cost of damage caused by around ten different species of invasive insects worldwide.

nsignificant. A slightly provocative title which proposes to put Man gently back in his place.

West nile fever is due to the West Nile virus, transmitted by mosquitoes, mostly the Culex’s genus

Insects are one of the worst blights to humanity’s development

Invasive species introduction is the third trigger of biodiversity decline in the world ( after habitat degradation and overexploitation), according to IUCN.

Researchers found that pigeons increase their speed of 22.7% when flying in polluted air.

Multiple threats, such as habitat destruction, overexploitation, climate change, and invasive species, lead to an increase in species extinction risks.

What would be the result of a confrontation between several ants colonies, among which are the most dangerous in the world ?

Ethic​s​ doesn’t prevent from innovation, it reprensents​ a solutions​’ framework to ​implement in order to solve the problems​.