Tag: Biodiversity

Should zoos display legally protected species that have been smuggled out of their range countries? A new study suggests that ...

The lush forests and more than 7,000 islands of the Philippines hold a rich diversity of life, with 258 bird ...

Killer whales have complex social structures including close "friendships", according to a new study that used drones to film the ...

KINGSTON, R.I. - June 14, 2021 - The rarest frog in Rhode Island may not be as rare as scientists ...

One of the smallest and most threatened dolphin species worldwide The concentration of potentially toxic metals is increasing in the ...

Intensive water management promotes 'live fast, die young' cycle in floodplain forests A study of woodland ecosystems that provide habitat ...

New paper provides framework for how scientists can leverage community-generated data to monitor global biodiversity change SAN FRANCISCO, CA (June ...

What does it take to discover a new species of cicada? The 17-year cicadas emerging dramatically by the billions in ...

Mary Jane West Eberhard, staff scientist emeritus at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama, has just received the ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- An international research team has described a new species of Oculudentavis, providing further evidence that the animal ...

The enormous potential of Big Data has already been demonstrated in areas such as financial services and telecommunications. An international ...

Climate change exerts great pressure for change on species and biodiversity. A recent study conducted by the University of Helsinki ...

WOODS HOLE, Mass. -- Many animals have evolved camouflage tactics for self-defense, but some butterflies and moths have taken it ...

A new study reports that birds across the continental US tend to avoid backyard feeders in louder areas; when light ...

This unique reef is expected to be among the last to survive past mid-century New York, NY - June 10, ...

Global experts identify key options for solutions; First-ever collaboration between IPBES- and IPCC-selected scientists BONN, 10 June - Unprecedented changes ...

- How are the squirrels doing this year? The bears? The armadillos? How would you know? A new paper published ...

Insilico Medicine collaborates with the Indiana Biosciences Research Institute to apply novel artificial intelligence-powered approaches to multi-omics data analysis and ...

Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute scientists are one step closer to understanding why some corals can weather climate change better than ...

A new study describes a particularly diverse fossil flora from 400 million year ago. The analysis of very old plant ...