Scientists Just Found a Smiling “Happy-Face” Spider in the Himalayas
Cephalothorax of female holotype of T. himalayana sp. nov. Credit: Devi Priyadarshini and Ashirwad Tripathy For more than…
Food web complexity underlies biodiversity effects on ecosystem functioning
Benayas, J. M. R., Newton, A. C., Diaz, A. & Bullock, J. M. Enhancement of biodiversity and ecosystem…
Costa Rica lost nearly half its forests in just a few decades, then planted millions of trees and became one of the world’s greatest reforestation success stories |
By the 1980s, Costa Rica was facing an environmental crisis that few could have imagined just decades earlier.…
What Can Architectural Practice Learn From Botany?
Guangzhou Yunxi Botanical Garden / AECOM + Architectural Design & Research Institute of SCUT + Guangzhou Landscape Architectural…
Rare Goblin Shark Spotted Alive in Its Natural Habitat for the First Time
Goblin shark near Tonga Trench (2024). Credit: Minderoo-University of Western Australia Deep-Sea Research Center and Inkfish. Scientists have…
A unified analysis of global riverine eDNA reveals common associations of fish biodiversity with drainage characteristics
Senior, R. A. et al. Global shortfalls in documented actions to conserve biodiversity. Nature 630, 387–391 (2024). Article …
Swedish lakes help solve Darwin’s 160-year puzzle about invasive species
Darwin’s old puzzle starts with a simple question: when a species enters a new habitat, does it do…
Environmental damages of the top ten percent consumers exceed global climate and biodiversity funding gaps
We find that the total environmental damage costs per person in the top 10% consumers worldwide is $2.3k-$7.5k…
New Coral Study Identifies Areas Where Reefs Are Hanging On
As spiking ocean temperatures are devastating reefs around the world, a handful of scientists have found a reason…
Why Evolution Stalled for Millions of Years Before Suddenly Exploding
Artist’s impression of an Ediacaran animal community. Credit: Hugo Salais A new study suggests evolution stayed stuck for…
Threads of Earth’s Underground Fungal Networks Are Long Enough to Reach Beyond the Solar System
Hidden underground around the world lie 110 quadrillion kilometers of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal networks—webs of ultra-thin threads that,…
VIDEO: Rare footage of Mediterranean great white shark captured by ghost diver
More than 132 feet below sea level, a diver was removing abandoned fishing nets from a shipwreck in…