Biodiversity origins, threats and conservation in the Western Ghats
Convention on Biological Diversity. India — Country Profile. cbd.int https://www.cbd.int/countries/profile?country=in (2026). Myers, N., Mittermeier, R. A., Mittermeier, C.…
Scientists Found a Hairy-Legged Sea Spider With a Nightmare Mouth
A photo of a new species of sea spider Tanystylum kiixin. Credit: Cormac Toler-Scott Two newly described Salish…
Scientists Invent Underwater Umbrellas to Protect Coral Reefs—and It Appears to Be Working
Earth is in the midst of its fourth global coral bleaching event. Scientists expect that by 2050, the…
In 1993, a project set out to reconnect wildlife habitat from Yellowstone to Canada’s Yukon; its partnerships have now helped create 204 crossings and protect 24 million hectares
Thirty-three years after scientists began an ambitious effort to reconnect wild areas across North America, a cross-border conservation…
Killing endangered animals now legal if they aren’t the target
‘Basically a free-for-all’: Killing endangered animals is now legal if they aren’t the target BILLINGS, Mont. — Killing…
In 2017, a 14-year-old Virginia girl dug a backyard pond for a school project; 9 years later, it has become a thriving wildlife ecosystem
The transformation demonstrates how even relatively small habitat projects can make a difference when they provide food, water,…
Climate change heats Mediterranean Sea, threatening biodiversity
ROME (AP) — The Mediterranean of our ancestors is no more. Scientists say climate change, caused mainly by…
Discovery of New Avocado Types Could Lead to More Superfood Choices and Resilience
A close-up of the new avocado species – credit, Kevin Wann, via SWNS Scientists trudging through Nicaragua’s rainforest…
In 1862, the Indian myna was shipped to Melbourne to control crop pests and is now one of only three birds on the world’s 100 worst invaders |
Introduced to control pests, the Common myna now thrives in urban areas. This opportunistic bird competes aggressively with…
MVRDV Wins Competition to Design Shift Embassy in Rotterdam
Rotterdam ROCKS!, “Shift Embassy” in Rotterdam. Image © MVRDV Published on July 21, 2026 Share Share Facebook Twitter…
Earth’s Oceans Are Rapidly Losing Oxygen. It Could Destabilize the Planet
Oxygen, the element that sustains nearly all multicellular life on Earth, is disappearing from the world’s aquatic ecosystems.…
Rates of passerine body plan evolution in time and space
Jablonski, D., Roy, K. & Valentine, J. W. Out of the tropics: evolutionary dynamics of the latitudinal diversity…