conservation

Inbreeding depression won’t bring the 10 remaining vaquitas to extinction.

Assumed to have gone extinct more than 30 years ago, Gasteranthus extinctus has been rediscovered by scientists working in Ecuador.

The biotech industry is chipping away at the obstacles standing between the lab and the dinner plate.

A new study of tree biodiversity estimates that Earth boasts 14 percent more tree species than previous efforts have identified.

The discovery that what was long believed to be one fly species is actually two deepens researchers’ understanding of plant-pollinator relationships in a unique habitat in southern Africa.

In Chapter 7, “Grow,” author Helen Anne Curry relays the story of Indigenous revolutionaries in Mexico who tapped into community-based methods to conserve traditional corn varieties.

Rethinking why and how we conserve crop genetic diversity

The famous ecologist was a lifelong champion for conservation.

The Kenyan fossil finder is known for his discoveries of various Stone Age artifacts and ancient human skulls and skeletons.

The naturalist was recognized for his work on social behavior and pheromones in ants and as a champion of wildlife conservation.

As the year draws to a close, we look back on researchers we bid farewell to, and the contributions they made to their respective fields.

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.

Genetic analyses uncover asexual reproduction by two female California condors despite access to fertile mates.

An analysis suggests that a commercially important mass migration of fish may have no real adaptive value.

A full beard can absorb nearly 40 percent of the shock from a punch to the face, according to one winning study.

More and more people are traveling around the world to watch the luminous displays of fireflies, but tourism-related light pollution and habitat degradation threaten to snuff out the insects at some locations.  

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

The genome sequences of 51 giraffes from all over Africa contribute to the latest attempt in an ongoing pursuit to pin down a species number.

A tidy-up of a New Zealand storage room led to the sale of naming rights for three new-to-science Galápagos Islands species.