For the first time in nearly 50 years, a brand new genus and species of plant has been discovered in a U.S. national park. Now dubbed the wooly devil ( Ovicula biradiata) for its fuzzy white foliage ...

Spiders are declining in livestock-grazed areas, while ticks and mites are increasing. This change affects ecosystems and ...

The journal of the Italian Society of Vegetation Science (SISV), known as Plant Sociology from 2012 to 2024, has changed its name to Vegetation Ecology and Diversity and launched a new website.

A volunteer at Texas’ Big Bend National Park spotted bright red blooms after rain in a remote stretch of desert, leading to ...

Anthony Taylor is an associate professor with the University of New Brunswick specializing in the relationship between ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two-thirds of animal and plant populations are declining in genetic diversity, which makes it harder to adapt to environmental changes, according to research published Wednesday.

The end of the Cretaceous Period, 66 million years ago, marked the dramatic extinction of the dinosaurs. Until now, our ...

Published in the Journal of Ecology, the research reveals that increased dryness leads to a reduction in plant species diversity in drylands and uncovers the mechanisms through which rising ...

Severed heads were a unique funerary practice within the Iberian world and represent an exceptional opportunity to analyze ...

Biodiversity is under threat worldwide. While the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem ...

Next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies are accelerating the development of improved agricultural products and ...

In their report, published in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution ... As much as 40% of the world's plant diversity is at elevated risk of extinction. Acceptance that individual collections ...