Tag: Biodiversity

As a result of climate change, soil animals are getting smaller, and their numbers are falling due to intensive land ...

Credit: Picture : A. Ruban and A. Houben, IPK, Gatersleben Maize (Zea mays ssp. mays) was initially domesticated by Native ...

Scientists compile into a public database over 200 000 genomes from more than 4 600 species of gut bacteriaCredit: Credit: ...

Animal patterns are a source of endless fascination, and now researchers at the University Bath have worked out how zebrafish ...

Some mosses in the Mojave Desert live under translucent quartz as protection from the sunCredit: Kirsten Fisher. CSU-Los Angeles Living ...

Credit: Paige Muñiz ITHACA, N.Y. - One in 11 flowers carries disease-causing parasites known to contribute to bee declines, according ...

Credit: Kenneth Hayes and Norine Yeung GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Scientists have described a new native Hawaiian land snail species, sounding ...

Findings suggest that a more holistic and coordinated approach leveraging community engagement and pre-existing resources could maximize conservation impactsCredit: Edwin ...

Credit: Credit: Evan Gora Researchers at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama have published dramatic maps showing the ...

UMass Amherst ecologist, part of Finnish team, used 820,000 nesting recordsCredit: Finnish Museum of Natural History/Aleksi Lehikoinen AMHERST, Mass. - ...

Genes responsible for protecting frogs may play role in death from global diseaseCredit: Photo credit: Veronica Urgiles, University of Central ...

Credit: Danielle Byerley GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A large fruit-eating bird from Tonga joins the dodo in the lineup of giant ...

The Asian shore crab as an example of invasive species successfully spreading to the North Sea and BalticCredit: Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Insitut ...

Credit: Peter Graystock Having more flowers and maintaining diverse bee communities could help reduce the spread of bee parasites, according ...

Credit: (c) Tobias Smith UQ Science has validated Indigenous wisdom by identifying a rare, healthy sugar in native stingless bee ...

Credit: Jake Davies Microplastics have been found in the guts of sharks that live near the seabed off the UK ...

Credit: Karen Kidd Today, we pull the veil back on the secret sex lives of leeches and how researchers at ...

Study highlights urban parks and bird diversityCredit: Graphic by Frank La Sorte using eBird data and data from the NYC ...

Over 360 scientists from 42 countries - led by the University of Göttingen and Westlake University China - call for ...

Native desert plants important to indigenous cultures especially vulnerableCredit: Steve Grodsky, UC Davis With their tough skins, pointy armor and ...