By Rhett Ayers Butler [( In 1991, botanists Calaway Dodson and Alwyn Gentry advanced a striking proposition. Surveying a rapidly deforested ridge in western Ecuador, they suggested that dozens of ...

A biological process long thought to protect biodiversity and help species coexist may actually threaten diversity when ...

A new study has revealed that improving the landscapes surrounding forest remnants can dramatically increase their ability to ...

A nearly identical bird has been reclassified as a new species in Japan, thanks to advanced DNA analysis and song comparisons ...

Scientists have updated the conservation status of hundreds of mammals in Argentina, adding previously unassessed species and ...

Species are vanishing faster than ever, and many are disappearing before scientists even know they exist. Now, an ...

Nevada is the 11th most biodiverse state in the nation but ranks third for having the most plants and animals at risk, according to NatureServe, a nonprofit that provides conservancy data to public ...

Researchers in Cambodia surveyed dozens of previously unexplored caves and found several species never seen before, including ...