Scientists Say Global Plan to Protect Endangered Species Has Major Flaw
A global group of scientists is calling for an urgent rethink on a draft action plan to safeguard biodiversity. The provisional action plan[1], unveiled in…
A global group of scientists is calling for an urgent rethink on a draft action plan to safeguard biodiversity. The provisional action plan[1], unveiled in…
What We Don’t Know (About Lakes) Could Hurt Us As the power of extreme weather events increase with climate change, a team of scientists warn…
Study examines the resilience of freshwater ecosystems contaminated by Roundup herbicide. One of the world’s most widely used glyphosate-based herbicides, Roundup, can trigger loss of…
Pesticides can impair brain growth in baby bumblebees, affecting their ability to perform a simple learning task as adults, according to a new study. Imperial…
Why do predators sometimes lay dormant eggs — eggs which are hardy, but take a long time to hatch, and are expensive to produce? That…
A new species of land snail, previously unknown to science, was discovered by a group of citizen scientists. They were working together with scientists from…
Cornell researchers have found a new species of soil bacteria – which they named in memory of the Cornell professor who first discovered it –…
Like many people, plants are less active at night. The agency’s ‘space botanist’ can see when they begin to stir, and start their day. Although…
Toxic and invisible oil spread well beyond known satellite footprint, fishing closures. Toxic and invisible oil spread well beyond the known satellite footprint of the…
Temperature experiments found that a shrew-like species may not be able to adequately respond physiologically to prolonged heat waves. Numerous questions remain unanswered as to…
Scientists from the University of La Serena, Newcastle University, UK, and the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile surveyed ranchers to find out what they thought…
Habitat loss, pesticide use, and, surprisingly, artificial light are the three most serious threats endangering fireflies across the globe, raising the specter of extinction for…
Enough energy to power all households in the USA and Mexico; enough nutrients to meet ~13% of world fertilizer needs; enough water to fill Lake…
Conservationists should be wary of assuming that genetic diversity loss in wildlife is always caused by humans, as new research published today by international conservation…
This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image features an area in the Santa Cruz Department of Bolivia, where part of the tropical dry forest has been cleared for…
In the Pacific Northwest, the range expansion of Barred Owls has contributed to a conservation crisis for Northern Spotted Owls, which are being displaced from…
Researchers Analyzed Over One Million Records Representing Over 25,000 Species Across 80 Countries A first of its kind, global study on the impacts of human…
In a circular economy, city waste being turned into resources is of great importance, especially considering more than 70% of the inhabitants in Europe live…