Biodiversity

A new study finds that China’s solar energy boom is hurting bird diversity

As Kew Botanic Gardens completes a scan of its collections, AI tools could help in the fight against biodiversity loss

Over the course of 13 expeditions and other efforts between mid-2025 and mid-2026, scientists found hundreds of previously undiscovered creatures living under the waves

In an open letter, thousands of researchers criticized the White House’s firing of the National Science Foundation’s board as “an alarming attack” on U.S. science

Light pollution is dangerous for birds flying over towns and cities. Here’s how you can help

These incredible corals form what may be one of the world’s largest reef systems—and researchers have a plan to restore it

Using a synchrotron powered CT scanner, the Antscan project created an open-source digital library cataloguing thousands of 3D ant specimens

A Dutch lock is closed for the spring, and its employees want you to tell them when migrating fish come knocking by ringing a digital doorbell

These amorous creatures could put Casanova to shame—from beguiling dancing seahorses to peacocking spiders

Anglerfish have invisible fangs, narwhal tusks are extra-long canines, and more facts from the weird and wonderful study of teeth will astound you

In Absolution, the fourth novel in Jeff VanderMeer’s Southern Reach saga, scientists try to know the unknowable

Quirky perspectives, separated lovebirds and a tobogganing penguin star in 2024 winners of the world’s largest bird photography competition