Biodiversity

Credit: Wang H. et al., PLOS Biology, November 13, 2019 Differences in gene expression led to different bird songs between species. Researchers have discovered the genetic mechanism that explains how birds sing different…

What survives, thrives and dominates over a thousand generations? The answer might be even more complex than previously thought Aa team of scientists, led by Harvard researchers, has used a new method of DNA "re-barcoding" to track rapid…

Scientists have identified a new bird species from the Southern coast of China, that diverged from its Northern relatives around half a million years ago.Credit: Jonathan Martinez New research by the Milner Centre for Evolution…

Credit: The University of Queensland Healthy mangroves can help fight the consequences of climate change on coral reef fisheries, according to a University of Queensland-led study. UQ's Professor Peter Mumby said corals have been…

Irrigation and urban forest may have drawn long-hidden species to the surfaceCredit: Jack Longino/University of Utah Jack Longino is a global ant expert and has traveled the world documenting and discovering ant species.…

Emperor penguins establish their colonies on sea ice under extremely specific conditions. Yet, this ice will gradually melt as the climate warms, depriving these birds of their habitat, food sources, and the capacity to raise their young.…

Credit: © Marcos Uzquiano The world's population is growing - and with it the need for natural resources. This calls for consistent action to protect biodiversity. "The rapidly ongoing extinction of numerous animal and plant…

Credit: JIANG Yanjuan Numerous insects and pathogens extract nutrients from phloem tissue buried deep inside plants. These phloem-feeding insects and pathogens cause tremendous economic losses worldwide and represent some of the…

The first app of its kind allows users to interact with biodiversity research through augmented realityCredit: OIST An ant the size of a lion isn't as far-fetched as you would think. From as small as a sesame seed to the size…

Credit: Illustration by Ding-hau Yang A new study co-led by researchers in the U.S. and China has pushed back the first-known physical evidence of insect flower pollination to 99 million years ago, during the mid-Cretaceous period.…