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 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 ...

Biodiversity Hotspots (Hotspots), harboring exceptionally rich small-ranged species, are critical for mitigating biodiversity loss. As priorities for terrestrial conservation, Hotspots increasingly ...

Experts in UK digitise specimens collected over past two centuries – raising hope of potential medical breakthroughs ...

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 ...

Because tree seedlings don’t grow as well when close to their parents, more tree species can be packed into tropical forests. For ecologists, tropical rainforests hold many enigmas. A single hectare ...

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 ...