A paper published July 7, 2020, in the open access journal PLOS Biology outlines a…
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Biodiversity refers to the variety of life on Earth, encompassing the vast range of species, ecosystems, and genetic diversity that sustain life and ecological balance. It is crucial for ecosystem health, resilience, and the services nature provides—such as clean air, water, food, and climate regulation. Biodiversity is currently under threat from habitat loss, climate change, pollution, and invasive species, prompting urgent scientific efforts to understand and protect it. Stay informed with the latest research on biodiversity trends, conservation strategies, and the interconnectedness of life on our planet.
Finding ends a century-long search for microbes that live on manganese. Caltech microbiologists have discovered…
In a study published recently in Ecology and Evolution, an international team of researchers focused on…
Two new genera and four new species of giant, single-celled xenophyophores (protozoans belonging to a…
Billions of people using the Earth’s resources and changing or destroying ecosystems are not only…
Researchers have found that rocky exoplanets which formed early in the life of the galaxy…
Despite the active ongoing taxonomic progress on Madagascar’s frogs, the amphibian inventory of this hyper-diverse…
New method enables predictions for the development of species-rich forests. Tropical forests are a hotspot…
The wildlife trade is a multi-billion-dollar industry that threatens biodiversity. Exploiting wildlife by selling it,…
The beetles of the family Erotylidae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea) are morphologically and biologically diversified into six…
Global warming is causing species to search for more temperate environments to migrate to, but…
DNA scientists sampling the New Jersey shore bottle the changing ranges of marine life predicted…
Maximizing the protection of life on Earth requires knowledge of the global patterns of biodiversity…
The extinction of threatened marine megafauna species could result in larger than expected losses in…
While many of us use social media to be tickled silly by cat videos or…
Research from the University of Sheffield has revealed why some bird species take longer to…
Moths are important pollen transporters in English farmland and might play a role in supporting…
In November of 2019—likely, even earlier—a tiny entity measuring just a few hundred billionths of…