New research led proposes a plan to safeguard Earth's imperiled biodiversity by cryogenically preserving biological material on the moon. The moon's permanently shadowed craters are cold enough for ...

Scientists used decades old air filters to read DNA in dust, revealing a long decline in biodiversity across northern Sweden.

As tectonic plates clash and pull apart, sea levels change. This process has shaped marine biodiversity over time, a new study suggests. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — An annual United Nations conference on biodiversity that ran out of time last year will resume its work Tuesday in Rome with money at the top of the agenda. That is, how to ...

At the University of Arizona, a new lab is giving scientists the tools to predict the future of life on Earth. The Data ...

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.

Nature supports life on Earth and she is hurting, mired in an existential, global crisis where life itself is on the brink. Not since the last dinosaur roamed the planet have the stakes been so ...

Top panel shows reconstructed sediment fluxes to the oceans vs diversity of marine animals. Bottom panel shows sediment cover in continental regions vs the long-term trend in land-plant diversity.

The concept of “One Earth, One Life” shows that human destiny exists as a single entity with forests, oceans, soils, insects, ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...

Every living thing in our complex ecosystems is critical as they comprise the biodiversity that sustains our lives. But we humans have been tampering with the natural world for centuries. We’ve paved ...