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

Scientists say they may have finally found evidence of life's hidden rule which helps govern how species spread across the ...

Chunks of flipped DNA appear to accelerate evolution in fish. This discovery could reshape our understanding of how ...

So far, the Marine Organismal Body Size Database includes the maximum size of some 85,200 marine species. Biologists have ...

Depopulation in Japan’s countryside shows biodiversity declines even when people leave, urging smarter land use to protect ...

New funding in Norman could help scientists understand how to preserve biodiversity in a world that has alarming similarities to one mass extinction in particular. David Wright, a paleontologist ...

This article explores ten extinct plant species, from the ancient Araucarioxylon arizonicum to the more recent Sophora ...

In terms of a guide to local biodiversity, hedgehogs are the full package. Hedgehogs live and forage in a small area. They ...