Genomics Reveals Snow Leopards Have Always Been Rare
Whole genome sequencing has revealed that snow leopards have low genetic diversity because they are rare, and probably…
First Nature Reserve to Record 10,000 Species in UK–Thanks to Moth That Looks Like a Wasp
River at Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve, Cambridgeshire, England By Naturenet CC BY-SA 3.0 A nature reserve has…
Half Male-Half Female Spider Discovered In Thailand Is New To Science
Not only is this species new to science, but this remarkable individual is the first record of a…
Global loss of mountain vegetated landscapes and its impact on biodiversity conservation
Mapping global mountain vegetated landscapes We first mapped MVL in 2000 as a base map from which to…
New Graphic Novel Celebrates Kids’ Love of Wildlife • The Revelator
What’s the top animal species you can’t stop dreaming about seeing in the wild? For Brooke — one…
Chris Packham: ‘We’re precipitating an extermination rather than an extinction event’
Wildlife broadcaster Chris Packham’s kinship with the natural world began before he could even speak. As a young…
UNESCO designates 26 new biosphere reserves amid biodiversity challenges and climate change
An Indonesian archipelago that’s home to three-fourths of Earth’s coral species, a stretch of Icelandic coast with 70%…
Rarest Monkeys Now Number Close to 2,000 Thanks to One Man’s Jane Goodall-like Passion
A golden snub-nosed monkey in Tanjiahe National Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province – credit, David Blank CC BY-NC-SA 3.0.…
Scientists Discover New “Ghost” Species of Marsupial, Closely Related to the Kangaroo
Bettong illustration. Credit: Nellie Pease Scientists have discovered a new species of marsupial in Australia’s bushland, closely related…
European cisco – genetic adaptation to variation in salinity and spawning time
Many people view European cisco roe as a delicacy. A new study has shown that there are different…
First-Ever Photos Reveal Secretive Giant Rat of New Guinea
Large rat Mallomys istapantap. Image from a camera trap. Credit: František Vejmělka, originally published in: Vejmělka, F. (2025).…
Endangered Red and Yellow Mountain Frogs Are Bred for First Time–Years of Work to Save the Species
– credit Southern Cross University A unique and beautiful mountain-dwelling frog has been bred in captivity and released…