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Published Modern theory from ancient impacts - Modern Theory from Ancient Impacts


It is generally accepted that the inner region of the early solar system was subject to an intense p...
Published Protecting lands slows biodiversity loss among vertebrates by five times



Protecting large swaths of Earth's land can help stem the tide of biodiversity loss -- especially wh...
Published Scientists solve mystery of why thousands of octopus migrate to deep-sea thermal springs



Researchers used advanced technology to study a massive aggregation of deep-sea octopus gathered at...
Published Oldest fossil human footprints in North America confirmed



New research reaffirms that human footprints found in White Sands National Park, NM, date to the Las...
Published Genomic analysis in snakes shows link between neutral, functional genetic diversity



In the world of threatened and endangered species conservation, the genomic revolution has raised so...
Published Earth's stability and ability to support civilization at risk: Six of nine planetary boundaries exceeded - Earth's Stability and Ability to Support Civilization at Risk: Six of Nine Planetary Boundaries Exceeded



A new study updates the planetary boundary framework and shows human activities are increasingly imp...
Published Why a surprising discovery, warming seas and the demise of the 'Meg' may spell trouble for more and more sharks



Some unexpected shark strandings and subsequent surprises following autopsies have, ironically, take...
Published Researchers, Coast Salish people analyze 160-year-old indigenous dog pelt in the Smithsonian's collection



A new analysis sheds light on the ancestry and genetics of woolly dogs, a now extinct breed of dog t ...
Published How did the bushpig cross the strait? A great puzzle in African mammal biogeography solved by genomics



Africa has a huge diversity of large mammals, but their evolutionary relationships and movement acro...
Published Nature's checkup: Surveying biodiversity with environmental DNA sequencing



A thousand kilometers south of Tokyo, far into the largest ocean on Earth, lies a chain of small, vo...
Published Raining cats and dogs: Global precipitation patterns a driver for animal diversity



A team has identified several factors to help answer a fundamental ecological question: why is there...
Published Gene flow in giraffes and what it means for their conservation



Giraffes, with their bizarre body plan, have always held a special place in the minds of evolutionar...
Published New map of 20th century land use in Britain helps researchers demystify biodiversity change



Researchers have mapped how land use changed across Britain throughout the last century. The new map...
Published Species diversity promotes ecosystem stability



What maintains stability within an ecosystem and prevents a single best competitor from displacing o...
Published Soil carried on sea freight loaded with dangerous pests and diseases, research finds



While sea freight is recognised as a pathway for the movement of exotic organisms, there is little r...
Published Crocodile family tree mapped: New light shed on croc evolution



Around 250 million years ago, 700 species of reptiles closely related to the modern-day crocodile ro...
Published Seed ferns: Plants experimented with complex leaf vein networks 201 million years ago



According to a research team led by palaeontologists, the net-like leaf veining typical for today's...
Published New research highlights opportunities to protect carbon and communities from forest fires



As the climate and wildfire crises have intensified, so too have concerns regarding the loss of carb...
Published Rays were more diverse 150 million years ago than previously thought



Scientists have explored the puzzling world of rays that lived 150 million years ago and discovered...
Published Indian wolf among world’s most endangered and distinct wolves - Indian Wolf: One of the World's Most Endangered and Distinct Wolves


The Indian wolf could be far more endangered than previously recognized, say first scientists to seq...