Biodiversity—the vast variety of life on Earth—forms the foundation of healthy ecosystems, stable climates, and resilient societies. From microscopic organisms to towering forests and complex animal ...

There are roughly 2.5 million known species on the planet, but scientists estimate that's only a fraction of the biodiversity on Earth. A new study shows we're finding new species like never before.

As we reflect on environmental stewardship this week, the accelerating loss of biodiversity remains one of the most critical challenges facing our planet. Healthy ecosystems provide essential services ...

Razan Al Mubarak, president of the International Union for Conservation of Nature, describes biodiversity as the planet’s original information network—an archive of genetic data refined over billions ...

In the last few decades, biodiversity on Earth has been declining at an unprecedented rate. Human-related impacts destroy or degrade ecosystems, driving a declining population and species extinction.

A new initiative, empowered by a donation from the Bezos Earth Fund, will address amphibian conservation on a regional scale across Latin America. WASHINGTON – March 20, 2025 – In recent decades, ...

Rubén Bernardo-Madrid and the other researchers were surprised to find that the pattern of species distribution was the same, regardless of the life form. A new study published in Nature Ecology & ...

Billions of beetles -- Bacteria, eukaryotic cells, and sex -- What drives the formation of new species? -- The geography of species richness -- Patterns, hotspots, and the geography of lineages -- ...

Partnership transforms nature data into actionable intelligence by linking business activities to the world's 185 unique bioregions and their characteristic wildlife The integration addresses a ...