We describe a lethal poisoning in a healthy woman caused by deliberate ingestion of
aluminium phosphide (AlP), a pesticide used to kill rodents and insects. Toxicity of AlP and …

Neonicotinoid seed dressings have caused concern world-wide. We use large field
experiments to assess the effects of neonicotinoid-treated crops on three bee species across …

Background Hereditary angioedema due to C1 inhibitor deficiency is characterized by
recurrent acute attacks of swelling that can be painful and sometimes life-threatening …

A variety of tools have emerged with the goal of mapping the current delivery of ecosystem
services and quantifying the impact of environmental changes. An important and often …

Acute aortic syndrome and in particular aortic dissection (AAD) persists as a cause of
significant morbidity and mortality despite improvements in surgical management. This …

Insect pollinators such as bumblebees (Bombus spp.) are in global decline,. A major cause
of this decline is habitat loss due to agricultural intensification. A range of global and …

In Europe, oilseed rape is the principal crop used in the production of edible and renewable
fuel oil products. Insect pollinators, in particular bees, have been shown to have a positive …

This study investigated how local habitat type and landscape structure affects the biomass,
species richness and functional diversity of ground beetles sampled from a 1000ha UK …

Accurate crop yield estimates are important for governments, farmers, scientists and
agribusiness. This paper provides a novel demonstration of the use of freely available …

Background Twitter is a rapidly growing social networking site (SNS) with approximately 124
million users worldwide. Twitter allows users to post brief messages ('tweets') online, on a …