conservation, climate change

The Scientist spoke with University of Wollongong ecologist Dana Bergstrom about protecting the continent’s native plants and animals in the face of climate change and a growing human presence.

Throughout his career, the University of California, Berkeley, herpetologist named 144 species of salamanders.

The rate of population decline is outpacing the ability of the bees to find a new habitat.

Bleaching killed 34 percent of the island’s reefs between 2013 and 2017, a study finds.

After three years with very few new chicks, the birds are abandoning one of the biggest breeding sites on the continent, satellite images show.

A group of scientists in northern Norway are using the technique to measure biodiversity’s response to past and present climate change.

China’s ongoing Belt and Road Initiative passes through areas that are already at risk of swapping organisms.

Gates was director of the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology and a strong advocate for coral conservation.

A new report finds the decline in vertebrate abundance over the past four decades is most severe in South and Central America.

In a world beset by climate change, marine pollution, and dwindling natural resources, a member of the mushrooming human population pauses to consider his role.

Assessments of species vulnerability provide crucial information for conservation efforts. But the science behind them is still evolving.

From the difficulty of tracking rare populations to the danger of poachers exploiting distribution data, the complications of studying endangered species require creative solutions from researchers.

To calculate the likelihood that organisms will be harmed by climate change, researchers estimate their exposure, sensitivity, and ability to adapt to new conditions.

The University College London researcher investigated how environmental pressures affect animals.

Following the ultimate goal of the Paris Agreement would benefit plants and animals around the world, according to a new study.

The near-complete feminization of northern Great Barrier Reef sea turtles has been blamed on climate change.

Former NOAA administrator and environmental scientist Jane Lunchenco discusses the importance of science in the face of climate change.

Stylophora pistillata, a reef coral in the Northern Red Sea, thrived in simulated global-warming conditions.

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