biodiversity

Meet the “Flying Spaghetti Monster” Living 10,000 Feet Beneath the Ocean’s Surface

Underwater robots find over 20 new species in the "twilight zone" of the Pacific Ocean.

Meet the World's Largest Snake: A 440-Pound Anaconda Discovered in the Amazon

New Amazonian species has been crowned world's biggest snake.

Human activity is chopping up the tree of life: we're hacking off entire branches through extinction

We are "mutilating" the tree of life and this has implications for human society

More than half of Earth's species live underground

Study looks at scientific literature and data sets on species living in soils

Infrastructure is taking over the planet's most important biodiversity areas

It's one of the greatest drivers of biodiversity loss.

Are we in a mass extinction right now? Probably yes, researchers say

We are leaving a big mark on the planet. But there’s still time to change.

We are overlooking nature’s true value in most decision making

A focus on short-term economic value has led to biodiversity and climate crisis. The stakes are getting higher

Over 500 animal species haven't been seen in 50 years but they're still not officially extinct yet

Some could be lost forever, while others could live in areas difficult to reach

Richer countries are "outsourcing" species extinction in less developed countries

Rich countries need to stop patting themselves on the back -- they're still causing species to go extinct, it's just somewhere else.

Scientists identify zoo animals using solely DNA sucked from the air -- and this could forever change how we monitor biodiversity

Environmental DNA analysis has now been shown to be effective for air samples as well.

Illegal wildlife trade is much more damaging than we think

We need to start being better stewards of the planet -- or pay the price.

Indigenous and local communities are key for nature conservation

If we want to protect the environment we have to engage these communities.

Spending 0.1% of global GDP would avoid a collapse of ecosystems, UN says

It's a small price to pay to protect nature.

Biodiversity loss, fueled by human activity, could take millions of years to recover

This is part of our legacy.

It will take millions of years for biodiversity to recover from the crisis we caused

The world is entering into a 6th mass extinction.

Only 2-3% of Earth's land is ecologically intact, study finds

Areas in Siberia, Canada, the Amazon and the Sahara remain intact.

Shade from solar panels makes for more and more diverse flowers

Bees everywhere support this message.

Want to avoid new pandemics? Preserving biodiversity is step one, research argues

The more diversity we have in nature, the better for our health.

Climate change is turning the Eastern Mediterranean into a completely new ecosystem

Sadly, it's doing it through to the death of local species.

Better make room: Man-made stuff now outweighs all other living things on Earth

It's a symbolic study that suggests we're building too many things and disregarding nature.

Lenders are 'bankrolling extinction': businesses linked to biodiversity destruction took $2.6 trillion in loans last year

Money matters. A lot.

Countries are failing to protect nature in their COVID-19 recovery plans

There are concrete things governments can do to protect biodiversity while we recover from the pandemic.

Maple species face a growing threat of extinction

Known for their vivid colors, several maple species are now in danger of extinction.

The world didn't meet one single biodiversity target set out a decade ago

We can still act before it's too late for the natural world.

Almost two-thirds of the global wildlife population has disappeared since 1970

We can still flatten and reserve the declining trends with urgent action.

More mammal species face extinction by 2100 if further action isn't taken soon

Mammal species are experiencing an accelerated decline.

Scientists urge UN to tackle biodiversity loss and stop new pandemics

Delegates will discuss the development of a new biodiversity framework next month.

This is the secret behind biodiversity hotspots

Stability helped these hotspots form, but climate change is putting an end to that.

Preventing the next pandemic would cost just 2% of the COVID-19 economic damage

We have to deal with wildlife trade and the destruction of forests -- then we could prevent the next pandemic at a fraction of the cost.

Half the planet is still free from a significant human influence - and it should remain like that

Conservationists call to expand the amount of land formally protected.

The world is facing a sixth mass extinction -- and it's happening much faster than expected

Human activities are driving thousands of species to the brink of extinction.

A coronavirus recovery can benefit biodiversity, researchers argue

Researchers ask governments to put conservation of nature in the center.

Birds in higher latitudes are more adapted to long-distance flight

Researchers analyzed the wing shapes of more than 10,000 species of birds.

Shifting away from monocultures would benefit both wildlife and people

If it benefits both us and the planet, I'm happy.

Ecosystems with varied plant species are lusher, more efficient

Greater plant diversity benefits everyone in the ecosystem, a new study reports. Higher levels of plant diversity allow ecosystems to utilize more energy and more efficiently, new research found. Ecosystems with 60 or more plant species contained twice the amount of living biomass, on average, than ecosystems built on plant monocultures. This is the first […]