In response to biodiversity collapse in the Yangtze river, China dramatically implemented a 10-year, full commercial fishing ...

An ecosystem is not a still life. Even where everything looks stable—a woodland, a lake, the soil—the internal "bookkeeping" ...

Every living organism has its own genetic "blueprint": the source code for how it grows, functions and reproduces. This ...

Alongside her colleagues, a Weber State University professor has discovered a new species of roundworm within the Great Salt ...

"This is not a chemical with zero risk," Melissa Perry, a professor of public health at George Mason University, told ...

A study finds that shelterbelts in Japan’s wet farmlands boost edge-dwelling birds but reduce grassland species by about 74 ...

Key points Genomics delves into the genetic make-up of organisms, which helps us understand how they work.With new ...

South Korea now officially recognizes 62,604 species within its borders, up from 61,230 in 2024, according to data released ...

A new sponge species has been discovered off the coast of South Africa, named after a marine scientist whose work has ...

Native to India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, the tawny coster has rapidly expanded its range into other South Asian countries. Since its first Australian record near Darwin in 2012, the butterfly has ...

A tiny 3-millimetre crab has been discovered in Lakshadweep’s coral reefs. Named Galathea balasubramaniani, the species reveals how much of India’s marine biodiversity remains unexplored.

Rare endemics, hornbill nesting and rich habitats highlight the forest division’s global biodiversity significance ...