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 ...

A comprehensive study of more than 1,100 springs in the American West warns that critical biodiversity hot spots are facing a ...

A new study co-authored by researchers at Indiana University sheds light on how the forces that shape mountain ranges also influence the evolution of species. In the study, "Direct effects of mountain ...

You may think biodiversity has been around forever, but the term was coined in the mid-1980s to bring attention to the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Programme recently presented consolidated data from its eight years of implementation along with the preliminary ...