Marine scientists have discovered that what was once thought to be a single sea slug species is actually at least 75 distinct ...

THE clock ticks on… Earth’s history began roughly 4.5 billion years ago. Humanity has existed for barely a second on that ...

A new study co-authored by researchers at Indiana University sheds light on how the forces that shape mountain ranges also influence the evolution of species. In the study, "Direct effects of mountain ...

Top panel shows reconstructed sediment fluxes to the oceans vs diversity of marine animals. Bottom panel shows sediment cover in continental regions vs the long-term trend in land-plant diversity.

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Rising mountains do more than reshape the landscape – they also drive evolutionary change, according to a new study. By simulating millions of years of tectonic uplift, researchers have uncovered a ...

A new study reveals that the majority of Earth’s species stem from a few evolutionary explosions, where new traits or habitats sparked rapid diversification. From flowers to birds, these bursts ...

Razan Al Mubarak, president of the International Union for Conservation of Nature, describes biodiversity as the planet’s original information network—an archive of genetic data refined over billions ...

Over the past decade, cities around the world have increasingly turned to nature-based infrastructure to become more ...

Industry leaders at Columbia SPS’ Biodiversity Analytics webinar examined how biodiversity loss is reshaping business risk ...