Tag: Biodiversity

One of the smallest and most threatened dolphin species worldwideCredit: Massimiliano Drago, UB-IRBio The concentration of potentially toxic metals is ...

Biodiversity ‘hotspots’ imperiled along California’s streams

Intensive water management promotes 'live fast, die young' cycle in floodplain forestsCredit: John Stella, ESF A study of woodland ecosystems ...

Data from community science is underutilized; new study aims to change that

New paper provides framework for how scientists can leverage community-generated data to monitor global biodiversity changeCredit: © Calla Allison SAN ...

Rearing cicadas

What does it take to discover a new species of cicada?Credit: Annette Aiello The 17-year cicadas emerging dramatically by the ...

Mary Jane West Eberhard receives Linnean Medal for Zoology

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

Study presents new species of bizarre, extinct lizard previously misidentified as a bird

Credit: Stephanie Abramowicz/Peretti Museum Foundation/Current Biology GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- An international research team has described a new species of Oculudentavis, ...

Big data: IPK researchers double accuracy in predicting wheat yields

June 11, 2021

Credit: IPK/ Christoph Martin The enormous potential of Big Data has already been demonstrated in areas such as financial services ...

Butterflies and moths have difficulty adjusting to a rapidly changing climate

Credit: Helmut Diekmann Climate change exerts great pressure for change on species and biodiversity. A recent study conducted by the ...

How butterflies make transparent wings: MBL scientists see the invisible

Credit: Nipam Patel WOODS HOLE, Mass. -- Many animals have evolved camouflage tactics for self-defense, but some butterflies and moths ...

Noise and light pollution can change which birds visit our backyards

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

Research grants awarded to regional scientists studying the red sea’s coral reef

IPBES/IPCC: Tackling the biodiversity and climate crises together, and their combined social impacts

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

SNAPSHOT USA: First-ever nationwide mammal survey published

June 9, 2021

Credit: Jesse Alston, University of Wyoming - How are the squirrels doing this year? The bears? The armadillos? How would ...

The Indiana Biosciences Research Institute deploys Insilico PandaOmics AI for target discovery