Despite decades of ocean exploration, humans still lack basic answers to one of the most fundamental ecological questions: ...

"We are heartened to see." International court makes historic ruling on controversial fishing ban: 'There is now too much ...

Amidst the insect apocalypse, studies find that organically managed land protects and enhances insect biodiversity.

A UK biotech firm spent years gathering genetic data that has uncovered 1 million previously unknown microbial species and ...

Boronias, known for their showy flowers and strong scent, are a quintessential part of the Australian bush. They led ...

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

In some parts of the DRC, Cameroon ... The Congo Basin is one of the world’s last carbon sinks and a vital home to biodiversity. Protecting it is crucial, but this must be balanced with the needs of ...

There are some parts of the islands where even environmental scientists ... while the Polytechnic School of the Coast (ESPOL) will focus on biodiversity and marine and terrestrial organisms, enabling ...

Beyond biodiversity concerns about monoculture plantations, it raises questions about whether planting more eucalyptus is the best ecological option for Brazil, which is in the grip of a historic ...

Biodiversity is declining at a rate of between ... are already available and being implemented successfully in various parts of the world. “We don’t have to wait for some sort of technological ...

They found that the visually intuitive metric of bird wing shape does have a strong effect on biodiversity patterns on islands. "In parts of the world where birds tend to have low dispersal ...