A study of changes to the habitats of more than 700 species reveals massive biodiversity loss—but also possibilities for restoration. "There is a lot of talk about deforestation and biodiversity loss ...

Each year on March 3, World Wildlife Day draws global attention to the plants and animals that make life on Earth possible.

India has more than a hundred national parks, yet only a handful dominate the conversation. On World Wildlife Day, a look at the lesser-known reserves quietly safeguarding biodiversity.

Even in the ultra-dry Atacama Desert, tiny soil-dwelling nematodes are thriving in surprising diversity. Scientists found ...

Researchers at the University of Arizona say there may be at least twice as many vertebrate species as previously recognized.

Mexico’s sundry landscapes have few parallels. Straddling the northern boundary of the Tropic of Cancer, the country boasts ...

Scientists estimate we’ve identified somewhere around one-tenth of all species on Earth — meaning for every species with a name, roughly nine more are waiting in an unsampled river or an unexplored ...

Every day, millions of people harvest wild plants for their health, nutrition and livelihoods, yet many of the species that sustain them are quietly slipping toward extinction. As World Wildlife Day ...

Members of the arachnid class—think spiders, scorpions and harvestmen (daddy long legs)—are often the targets of revulsion, disgust and fear. Yet, they are crucial for ecosystems to thrive. Given the ...

EuroWorm is building an open genomic inventory of European marine annelids to combat biodiversity loss and accelerate species discovery.

Land clearing in one Australian state has more than doubled, putting not only native animals but farms at risk, an expert warns.

Species are showing how flexible they are in adapting to climate change, believes earth scientist Raghu Murtugudde ...