Even large and conspicuous insects remain unknown to science. This is highlighted by a new study from the Natural History ...

A Brazilian study published in the journal Ecography indicates that the biodiversity of anuran amphibians (toads and frogs) ...

Earth is home to millions of discovered species of plants and animals with many more yet to be known. They all play vital roles in each other, their ecosystems, and the planet's overall health and ...

I’ve recently been in the throes of helping to organize a BioBlitz for my local land trust, the Great Works Regional Land ...

Trillions of trees are growing on Earth, though how many kinds there are has been underestimated, a new study finds. Earth hosts roughly 64,100 known tree species. But there could be at least 73,300 — ...

To better understand what drives biological diversity on Earth, scientists have historically looked at genetic differences between species. But this only provides part of the picture. The traits of a ...

Researchers combined human and ecological factors to analyze the global scale of non-native tree species invasions. Human activity in hotspots of global trade, such as maritime ports, is linked to an ...

"It helps us find fragments of rainforest that we maybe didn't know existed." ...

Biodiversity is, in a nutshell, all life on Earth. It’s all the animal and plant species, how they coexist within our ecosystems, and the benefits we get from it all. For example, rivers and streams ...

Earth’s habitats are facing a big increase in the number of alien species they have to deal with. These are organisms transported beyond their original habitats as a result of human activities, where ...