Every living organism has its own genetic "blueprint": the source code for how it grows, functions and reproduces. This blueprint is known as a genome. When scientists sequence a genome, they identify ...

Rare endemics, hornbill nesting and rich habitats highlight the forest division’s global biodiversity significance ...

Key points Genomics delves into the genetic make-up of organisms, which helps us understand how they work.With new ...

A tiny 3-millimetre crab has been discovered in Lakshadweep’s coral reefs. Named Galathea balasubramaniani, the species reveals how much of India’s marine biodiversity remains unexplored.

A new study published in Conservation Biology shows that geotagged social media photos can significantly improve biodiversity datasets, especially in regions underrepresented in global monitoring ...

Alongside her colleagues, a Weber State University professor has discovered a new species of roundworm within the Great Salt ...

Colossal Laboratories & Biosciences, which has produced a trio of modern-day dire wolves and the woolly mouse, seeks to bring back extinct species.

Kochi: Researchers from the School of Industrial Fisheries at Cochin University of Science and Technology (Cusat) have discovered a new species of pis.

A new sponge species has been discovered off the coast of South Africa, named after a marine scientist whose work has ...

The Illinois Natural History Survey has been working to preserve historical specimens of organisms that originated in ...

The greatest potential to reduce species extinction risk in the Northern Sub-catchments of San José, Costa Rica, lies in ...

Globally, more than one million species are threatened with extinction, but often interventions intended to protect biodiversity are not rooted in robust research. The field has an opportunity to ...