One of the major realizations of the Anthropocene era has been the importance of biodiversity for the functioning of the ...

California is one of the world’s 36 biodiversity “hotspots” because of our significant number of endemic species and because ...

Human influence across centuries continues to define biodiversity and carbon storage in the world's largest rainforest, ...

Conservation is facing a crisis, fueled by myriad factors including cuts in funding, weakening support from governments, and ...

A new study shows that medieval communities around Lake Constance actively boosted biodiversity. Combining fossil pollen, ...

Discover the causes, impacts, and solutions to global biodiversity loss, and how conservation protects species and ecosystems ...

Academics and policymakers convened at Presidency University to debate gene-edited rice in India. Discussions explored its ...

Beaver-created wetlands host more hoverflies and butterflies than other ponds, proving that nature’s own builders can restore ...

Mangroves are increasingly recognized as vital Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) for addressing climate change impacts, promoting ...

As the trail wound its way into Arizona's Sky Islands, the region's biodiversity was on full display, as were the threats ...

Birds prefer to live in a mix of forests, fields and wetlands, but human activities such as logging, hunting and sand and ...

Researchers have launched the first coordinated plan to protect microbial biodiversity, calling attention to the “invisible 99% of life” that drives essential Earth systems. The IUCN has formally ...