Meet The Scientist
Real-life horror: How a scientist's harrowing death-by-snake in the 1950s inspired the movie 'Killer Shrews'
Karl P Schmidt documented his harrowing symptoms from a deadly snake bite as his condition deteriorated
Who first realised the Earth was very, very old?
How the father of geology - and biology - James Hutton challenged 18th century beliefs
Rachel Louise Carson: the renowned writer, scientist, biologist, and ecologist
We explore the life of scientist Rachel Carson, perhaps the finest and most important nature writer of the 20th Century.
Red panda conservationist wins Whitley Award 2022
Sonam Tashi Lama, programme coordinator for the Red Panda Network, is given £40,000 to fund his project at 'green Oscars'.
Analysing the behaviour and venom of slow lorises
It may look impossibly sweet but don’t be fooled – the Javan slow loris packs a venomous punch and is happy to use it on its own species. Andrew Griffiths speaks to Anna Nekaris, a professor in primate conservation at Oxford Brookes University, about her research studying the use of venom by this species.
Conserving lowland tapirs in Brazil
Whitley Gold Award 2020 winner Dr Patrícia Medici leads the largest lowland tapir study in the world and plans to expand her work to the Amazon.
Analysing penguin poo for antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria represent an extraordinary threat to public health. Now, Michelle Power is finding these superbugs among the gut flora of wildlife.
Supporting communities to fight for environmental justice, Indigenous rights, and peace
Paul Sein Twa is a grassroots activist who led his community to establish Myanmar’s Salween Peace Park, a 5,485km² conservation zone that’s protecting land and life, including tigers, leopards and pangolins.
Monitoring polar bear dens in the Arctic
On a mission to reduce human-wildlife conflict, one bear biologist has embraced social media to improve the visibility of his study animals.
Engaging local communities to boost mountain gorilla populations
In 2019, the global mountain gorilla population grew to 1,063 individuals. Founder of Conservation Through Public Health Dr Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka explains why linking gorilla conservation to public health programmes is paying off.
How social media is helping monitor new species to Britain
Britain’s amateur naturalists can now contribute to scientific research via social media. For Dr Nathalie Pettorelli, grassroots experts are providing the first line of evidence on how species are shifting their ranges in response to climate change.
Conserving snow leopards in Mongolia
Conservationist Bayarjargal Agvaantseren won a grassroots environmental award – the Goldman Prize for Asia – in 2019 for conserving the Vulnerable snow leopard and protecting its habitat from mining in Mongolia.
Saving flightless parrots from extinction
In 2019, the kākāpō population rose from 147 to 213 individuals. Dr Jodie Crane discusses the biggest breeding season on record, and prospects for these Critically Endangered birds.
Saving threatened species from extinction
Head of Conservation Knowledge Richard Young joined Durrell in 2005 and manages the charity's scientific research programmes to help
save threatened species around the world.
Saving albatrosses from longline fishing hooks
It’s nice to think there’s a perfect job for everyone, somewhere out there. Marine biologist and CEO of Hookpod, Becky Ingham seems to have found hers. It just took a little time, and a short detour via advertising sales, to find it.
Studying climate change in Lake Windermere
Ecologist Stephen Thackeray reveals the effects of ‘underwater heatwaves’ on freshwater wildlife and the most likely cause of the high temperatures we experienced throughout June and July in 2018.
Researching deep sea wildlife in Antarctica
Biologist William Reid is researching the creatures that live in the deep seas and Antarctica, to find out just how climate change and mining could affect this under-explored and remote environment.