Diverse landscape are more resilient and productive in the face of climate change
If we want to save the planet, we need to keep it diverse.
Tag: biodiversity
Appetite of Amazonian cities impact wildlife up to 1,000 km away
Lots of mouths to feed.
Science is core to wildlife conservation
Scientists make a stance by marching for science and wildlife.
A major extinction is likely, and we’ll also suffer, UN experts warn
If we don't do it, we're just as screwed as them.
Restoring native plants boosts pollination
Removing invasive plants and restoring native ones does a great deal to help pollination, a new study finds.
Over-consumption is more deadly to Earth’s wildlife than climate change
We use so much of everything so fast that it's literally killing the planet.
There are probably hundreds of bugs living in your house
Our houses are teeming with tiny insects, but have no fear - not only are they harmless, they might help ...
Panther chameleon is a biological ninja
Scientists have discovered what they thought to a different species of chameleon - but DNA analysis revealed that they were ...
Three species of tiny dragons discovered in South America
Some areas of South America are so special and magical... that you might even find a dragon - or actually, ...
Ecuador indigenous leader killed just days before environmental Peru Protest
An indigenous leader of the Shuar people who was openly opposing a major mining project in Ecuador has been found bound ...
Global Wildlife Populations Down by 50% in just 40 Years
Global wildlife populations have decreased by more than half, concludes a new report released by the WWF. The extent of ...
Obama proclaims world’s largest Marine Park
President Obama has signed a proclamation which will make the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument the largest marine reserve in the ...
Norway to pay Liberia to stop cutting its woods
Norway will pay impoverished African country Liberia $150m (£91.4m) to entirely stop deforestation by 2020. Liberia is one of the poorest ...
Sustainable livestock requires pastures with shrubs and trees
It may seem like a shock for many people (especially those outside America) that it takes research to know livestock ...
Preserving the remote wilderness in an ever crowded world
There are more people in the world than at any point in history, and the advent of technology has brought ...
Is evolution predictable? Research shows specialization isn’t that special after all
There are millions of species on Earth, and naturally understanding the mechanics of evolution is of great importance for understanding ...
New study highlights vulnerability of low lying Hawaiian areas
If current climate change trends continue, rising sea levels could prove devastating for low lying coastal areas around the globe, ...
New study estimates 1 million marine species – one third still unknown
The world's oceans are teeming with life, a new census estimating almost 1 million species out there; but marine life ...
Microbial fauna in your belly button is like a ‘tropical forest’
According to researchers, thousands and thousands of bacteria types (some new to science) can be found in your belly button ...
Asian species struggling on the brink of extinction – many already gone
The world we're living in seems to be heading towards a mass extinction, in which humanity plays a crucial role. ...
Biodiversity in tropical forests is declining, despite protection
Without more careful monitoring and efforts, some protected reserves are actually doing worse off than before. Wikimedia Commons Biodiversity helps ...
Scientist warn loss of biodiversity is reducing Earth’s ability to care for us
This month, the 20th anniversary of the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio, an United Nations conference where various issues where ...
Humans need an extra planet at current rate of resource depletion, study finds
According to the World Wildlife Fund's annual Living Planet report, humans are using Earth's resources at a rate 1.5 times greater ...
Scientists find new bugs and frogs in Papua New Guinea
It's always nice when new species are discovered, and this time it was an expedition from Papua New Guinea that ...
Ecuador will receive 3.6 billion $ not to drill for oil in a historic pact
The race for oil drilling is tougher than ever, and the effects are quite often extremely damaging for the environment ...