Intact ecosystems have the capacity for self-regulation, which keeps their complex structure of species—such as animals, ...

Islands cover roughly 5% of Earth’s land surface but account for a staggering share of its ecological diversity as well as ...

Nagpur: Once regarded as the city’s natural shield against flooding and a lifeline for groundwater recharge, Nagpur’s historic network of lakes is rapidly - ...

When it comes to research on habitats for pollinating insects, villages have so far received relatively little attention. The ...

Baby dinosaurs weren’t coddled like lion cubs or elephant calves—they were more like prehistoric latchkey kids. New research ...

In agricultural landscapes, the role of ecological infrastructures such as habitat patches and corridors is crucial to sustaining pollinator diversity.

Villages can provide important habitats for insects. A new study by the University of Würzburg shows which areas in rural settlements are particularly rich in species – and where there is still room ...

Venezuela’s Orinoco River Basin is a wild land of lush forests, grasslands and a vast delta of jungle wetlands teeming with wildlife. River dolphins and endangered Orinoco crocodiles ply its waterways ...

Even in the ultra-dry Atacama Desert, tiny soil-dwelling nematodes are thriving in surprising diversity. Scientists found ...

A Valmiki Tiger Reserve study identified 75 dung beetle species, with 45 taxa examined in depth. Dung beetles drive nutrient ...

The “Antscan” web platform is the world’s largest digital database of 3D insect data. It is the result of an international and interdisciplinary cooperation initiated by Karlsruhe Institute of ...

Natural England began switching to cattle grazing at its Ingleborough site in the Dales in 2004.