A ‘Once in a Career’ Moment
Chester Zoo saves Bermuda snail (Poecilozonites bermudensis) from extinction A button-sized snail once thought extinct has been officially…
Health, Habitat, and Civic Infrastructure: Designing the City as a National Park
Elizabeth Diller to Produce Opera for the High Line. Image © Iwan Baan Share Share Facebook Twitter Mail…
Biodiversity implications of land-intensive carbon dioxide removal
Rogelj, J. et al. Credibility gap in net-zero climate targets leaves world at high risk. Science 380, 1014–1016…
Brazilian mosquitoes grow increasing appetite for human blood as Atlantic forest shrinks
In a forested area along the Brazilian coastline, mosquitoes that previously fed on a variety of hosts are…
Bending back the curve of shark and ray biodiversity loss
Rockström, J. et al. A safe operating space for humanity. Nature 461, 472–475 (2009). Article Google Scholar Richardson,…
Superorganism raises $25M to back biodiversity startups
Superorganism launched in 2023 as what it claims is the first venture capital firm focused on biodiversity, aiming…
Projected human land-use pressures and natural habitat conversion risk within global terrestrial protected areas
Protected Planet Report 2020 (UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, 2021). Pringle, R. M. Upgrading protected areas to conserve wild biodiversity.…
Soil biodiversity effects on ecosystems
Anthony, M. A., Bender, S. F. & Van Der Heijden, M. G. A. Enumerating soil biodiversity. Proc. Natl…
Ecological processes shaping Antarctic terrestrial biodiversity change
Lee, J. R. et al. Climate change drives expansion of Antarctic ice-free habitat. Nature 547, 49–54 (2017). Article …
Opinion | How You Can Help Save Boreal Forests in 2026
North America’s boreal forests are crucial for wildlife and the climate, but we’re literally trashing them to make…
Top new species from 2025
Scientists described several new species this past year, including a tiny marsupial, a Himalayan bat, an ancient…
Cypriot fishermen battle invasive lionfish and turn them into a tavern delicacy
LARNACA, Cyprus (AP) — Photis Gaitanos’ rough fingers adroitly untangle the venomous spikes of a lionfish from a…