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Research impact

Detection dog

New research has found hunger could affect the accuracy of scent detection dogs – with dogs working for treats more likely to falsely identify a scent when they haven’t eaten.

Food webs shape how ecosystems function. The photo shows a predatory soil mite and a pauropod that feeds on fungi and decaying organic matter. Photo by Andy Murray

New international research has found that healthy ecosystems depend on more than just having lots of species – they rely on the complex relationships between plants, prey and predators.

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