Integrating historical sources for long-term ecological knowledge and biodiversity conservation
McClenachan, L., Cooper, A. B., McKenzie, M. G. & Drew, J. A. The importance of surprising results and…
Small Rabbit with a Black Tail Not Seen in 120 Years Found Hopping Around Mexican Mountains
The Omiltemi cottontail rabbit caught in a camera trap – credit, Re:Wild A species of cottontail rabbit endemic…
What the Future Ocean Might Look Like Amid Climate Change, Overfishing and More
Source: Halpern, et. al., Science (2025) By Delger Erdenesanaa Graphics by Mira Rojanasakul; Photographs and Video by Madeline…
“Scientists Warn Planet Unsafe”: Report Reveals 60% Of Global Land Now Beyond Limits As Governments Struggle With Escalating Environmental Threats
IN A NUTSHELL 🌍 A new study highlights the critical state of Earth’s biosphere, emphasizing human impact since…
Scientists Discover Strange New Parasitic Wasp Species in the U.S.
Scientists have uncovered two previously unknown species of parasitic wasps in the United States, revealing hidden layers of…
Experts thrilled after deep-sea camera captures ‘first-ever record’ of elusive predator species
It looked like a shadow at first — but after several minutes, a rare species of deep-sea shark…
Local Communities Protecting Millions of Acres of Orangutan Habitat Beyond Nat. Park Boundaries
Orangutans by Getty Images for Unsplash+ On the island of Borneo, forest-dwelling communities have become key to ensuring…
Climate change-driven heat extremes are driving ‘staggering’ decline in tropical birds, study warns
Published on 13/08/2025 – 14:37 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT Extreme heat driven by climate change has caused tropical bird populations…
Scientists Identify a New Manta Ray Species, Just the Third Known in the World
Study co-authors collect measurements from a specimen that would confirm the species’ discovery – credit – Bethany Augliere,…
Organic matter degradation by oceanic fungi differs between polar and non-polar waters
Cavicchioli, R. et al. Scientists’ warning to humanity: Microorganisms and climate change. Nat. Rev. Microbiol. 17, 569–586 (2019).…
New $90 million research facility opens at CSIRO to house specimens collected over 150 years
Millions of irreplaceable biodiversity specimens have been re-homed at a new CSIRO facility that the agency says will…
Towards positive net outcomes for biodiversity, and developing safeguards to accompany headline biodiversity indicators
Biodiversity impact calculations Our focal biodiversity metric is based on LCIA approaches, as is current good practice for…