The search for life on Earth is speeding up, not slowing down. Scientists are now identifying more than 16,000 new species ...

With the 2025 release of the Migratory Connectivity in the Ocean (MiCO) interactive map, scientists, conservationists, and ...

About 300 years ago, Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus set out on a bold quest: to identify and name every living organism on ...

New species are being discovered faster than ever before — at a rate of more than 16,000 every year, suggests a new study.

Biological diversity, or "biodiversity," refers to variability found at all levels of biology. Biodiversity is commonly broken down into three levels or types: genetic diversity, species diversity, ...

Why Mongabay is reporting on California’s biodiversity Mongabay’s coverage of biodiversity has long been associated with ...

Species discovery rates are accelerating, not declining. A new study shows 2020 broke records for new species descriptions, ...

Deep-sea mining trials revealed significant but localized biodiversity loss in one of the planet’s least explored ecosystems. Global demand for critical metals is rising sharply, prompting many ...

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 ...