The questions in this quiz are suitable for GCSE biology students studying biodiversity, human population growth, waste management, deforestation, peat bog destruction, the greenhouse effect ...

Dec. 30, 2024 — A new species of black, slender moray eel has chosen the road less traveled, thriving in dim and muddy river mouths, unlike most of its marine relatives. It is found across the ...

Freshwater environments cover about 1% of Earth's surface while accounting for more than 10% of known species. Like many ...

Scientists say study mapping 1½ billion years of biodiversity trends could shed light on extraterrestrial life and global catastrophes.

a landmark international biodiversity science policy report found. Tackling biodiversity loss, climate change, water scarcity, food insecurity and health risks in isolation was not only ...

Study senior author Professor EJ Milner-Gulland (Department of Biology, University of Oxford) said, "The world's governments have agreed to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030. This ...

Researchers on an expedition in Peru have discovered 27 animal species new to science – among them a “blob-headed fish” and a type of semi-aquatic mouse.

The report, the first of its kind looking at the interconnections between these multiple crises, has been produced by Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services ...

Exporting agricultural products from tropical regions to China, the U.S., the Middle East, and Europe is three times more harmful to biodiversity than previously assumed. It has long been known ...