Tropical forests are vital for supporting biodiversity and providing essential ecosystem services, but they are highly vulnerable to...

The hyper-diverse tropical region of Southeast Asia is experiencing high levels of anthropogenic impacts, such as deforestation and...

With the aim of enhancing the understanding of dung beetle taxonomy and their distributions in Southeast Asia, we are excited to announce...

A new study published in Nature  reveals the significant conservation value of degraded tropical forests. The study analysed the impact...

Ecosystem functions are important processes that regulate energy fluxes, nutrients, or organic matter within the ecosystem. Many of these...

On World Environment Day, we are excited to feature the TEE Lab's recent study, "Crop and landscape heterogeneity increase biodiversity...

Soil fauna are instrumental in forest ecosystems and contribute greatly to the decomposition of leaf litter and influence the release of...

While reviewing the literature for another study in 2021 (https://teelabntu.wixsite.com/home/post/new-publication-isopod-mouthpart-traits...

Can viaducts truly bridge the gap created by highways, fostering genetic connectivity among fragmented populations? A recent scientific...

Symphypleona sp. Photo 2022 Chow Hei Ching Yasuko. In a pioneering effort, researchers have compiled a global database on springtail...

Burmoniscus sp. (Philosciidae) isopod feeding on a dead leaf. Photo 2023 Lam Weng Ngai. Functional traits are a powerful tool in...

Inspired by the recent debates on insect declines and especially our love for insects, multiple TEE Lab members have worked together on...

The “Insect Apocalypse” narrative has led to more public and scientific interest in the insect biodiversity crisis and has been a much...

During the recent Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity in Montreal, Canada, multiple nations have pledged to...

The tropics harbor a large proportion of biodiversity, with recent estimates suggesting that they hold the highest arthropod biomass...

Land use change, particularly the conversion of natural landscapes to agricultural areas, is a major contributor to biodiversity loss in...

In oil palm agriculture, set-asides (i.e. uncultivated parts of agricultural landscapes) may help minimize environmental impacts but also...

As part of the Royal Entomological Society (RES)'s ‘Grand Challenges in Entomology’ programme, RES members (including our very own Dr....

The "Taxonomic Checklist and Occurrences of Dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) in Sabah, Malaysia" has now been...

Environmental responses and ecological roles of organisms can be understood by investigating traits. While consistent frameworks have...