Defending endangered trees against climate change and hungry goats
“Socotra, the Yemeni island that I’m from, has the world’s last dragon’s blood tree (Dracaena cinnabari) forest. We…
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…
Pablo Escobar’s Chital Deer: The New Biological Crisis Threatening Colombia’s Magdalena Medio
The exponential increase of Asian deer, illegally introduced four decades ago, jeopardizes the balance of local ecosystems, causing…
Light pollution is surprisingly straightforward to fix when communities work together – The Irish Times
Many winters ago, as a young zoology student, I was fortunate to spend time in Newport, Co Mayo.…
Cypriot fishermen battle invasive lionfish and turn them into a tavern delicacy
LARNACA, Cyprus — Photis Gaitanos’ rough fingers adroitly untangle the venomous spikes of a lionfish from a net,…
New Species Being Discovered Faster Than Ever – At a Rate of Over 16,000 a Year
New lanternfly discovered in India – SWNS New species are being discovered at a faster rate than ever,…