June 1, 2020

The old quarries at Clapham Junction

The large open area at Misraħ Għar il-Kbir, which contains the largest intensity of cart ruts in the Maltese Islands is also well-known by the nickname […]
May 25, 2020

Bright crimson sulla fields

Forage can be described as plant material that is eaten by grazing livestock. Amongst the herbaceous legumes which are used for forage in the Mediterranean basin […]
May 18, 2020

The benefits of enjoying nature through walks and wellbeing

In our hectic world, walking is often regarded as a means to an end – a planned leisure activity, or a means of doing physical exercise. […]
May 16, 2020

The well-known Wall rue for traditional folk medicine

The rue or citrus family of flowering plants include numerous species, perhaps the most familiar being the Citrus, including orange, lemon, grapefruit, tangerine and lime. Another […]
May 12, 2020

Flight of the Raptors – Honey Buzzards visiting the Maltese Islands

Bird migration is one of the wonders of the natural world, undertaken by approximately one out of every five bird species. Migration is an extraordinary feat […]
May 10, 2020

The most common Mediterranean Thistle and the steppe vegetation

The major communities which characterise the terrestrial vegetation assemblages of the Maltese Islands are part of the successional sequence leading to the climax assemblage i.e. from […]
May 6, 2020

Can we apply the lessons of early response to the health crisis to the global biodiversity crisis and the decline in pollinators?

Covid-19 has shown us how we need to learn to adapt to a ‘new’ normal at a very fast rate. This need to adapt for the […]
May 3, 2020

The Snakes in Malta – did you know that one species is venomous?

When thinking about snakes in Malta, we often remember the story of how upon arriving on Malta, St. Paul was bitten by a snake and threw […]
May 1, 2020

Exotic orchids – the Pyramidal Orchid blooms

There’s more to the exotic orchids than meets the eye. Orchids are one of the world’s most adored and refined flowers, which have fascinated human kind […]