Tag Archives: Oliver Milman

We’ll miss them when they’re gone

Posted on June 20, 2023 by John Gibbons

The insect kingdom, sometimes described as the “tiny empires that rule the world” is now facing its gravest threat in its 400 million-year reign, with human impacts taking a devastating toll, as I explored in this piece for TheJournal.ie in … Continue reading →

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Big trouble as world’s tiny empires crumble

Posted on February 18, 2022 by John Gibbons

As recently as 30, even 20 years ago, when at night across Ireland, by the time you reached your destination, the front of your car would be caked in hundreds, even thousands, of dead insects. Commonly known as ‘bug splat’ … Continue reading →

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