So much science starts with deciphering a genome, the blueprint for every being on Earth. With such roadmaps in hand, ...

The latest addition is the Marine Organismal Body Size (MOBS) database, an open-access resource that—as its name implies—has ...

Meyerson defines invasive species as "non-native species introduced either intentionally or accidentally by humans outside of ...

A new study published in the journal Soil Ecology Letters, shows the importance of old termite mounds as habitats for a wide ...

Over a million species of animals and plants are now hanging by a thread, more than ever before in human history, says the ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing added protections for seven species of pangolin under the Endangered Species ...

Not everything dies in a mass extinction. Sea life recovered in different and surprising ways after the asteroid strike 66 ...

India's rainforests, biodiversity hotspots in the Western Ghats and Northeast, harbor rare and elusive species. From the ...

New research shows that the climate conditions dragonfly nymphs experience underwater have a stronger influence on adult ...

At some point you have likely heard the term “biodiversity.” Maybe you heard the term on the news or during a nature documentary. Perhaps a consulting forester has discussed the ...

Cloning extinct animals raises ethical concerns about biodiversity, animal welfare, and unintended consequences. While it ...

Climate change jeopardizes endangered species’ habitats. Potentially jeopardizing them further is a federal proposal around ...