As the world’s nations prepare to set new goals for protecting biodiversity, Yale researchers have identified where data gaps continue to limit effective conservation decisions. In a new study, a team ...

Planting trees is a vital strategy to combat both climate change and the biodiversity crisis. As forests grow, they sponge ...

Observed species richness derived from the distributions of 44,575 marine and 22,830 terrestrial species (figure a). Species richness is ln-transformed and rescaled within each domain (terrestrial and ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—A Mississippi State scientific illustrator and ant curator is contributing to a global insect map, while also using his talent to design cover art for a leading scientific journal.

The jaguar cubs that first appeared on a camera trap in Argentina’s Iberá wetlands in 2022 were a quiet win for the whole planet. Argentina was home to hundreds of thousands of jaguars when Europeans ...

A study reported in the journal Current Biology showcases the first global map of bee diversity. Designed by a collaboration of international scientists, the map includes the geographic and species ...

Maps have long been used to show the animal kingdom’s range, regional mix, populations at risk and more. Now a new set of maps reveals the global distribution of genetic diversity. “Without genetic ...

Aug. 30 (UPI) --Newly published maps have detailed the six major threats to terrestrial amphibians, birds and mammals, including agriculture, hunting and trapping, logging, pollution, invasive species ...

The variety of life on the planet is declining faster than ever. Scientists warn that the damage to ecosystems caused by human activity can, among other impacts, worsen the effects of climate change ...

Researchers have combined data from around the world with predictions from machine learning to create a high-resolution map of ant diversity, revealing areas that should be the focus of exploration ...

As the world's nations prepare to set new goals for protecting biodiversity, researchers have identified where data gaps continue to limit effective conservation decisions. As the world's nations ...