Biodiversity

The world's oceans appear to be headed to a new mass extinction event

Two recent studies highlight a debate within the world of marine fisheries science over how to interpret available fisheries data

A new international regime hopes to help reverse the trend of biodiversity loss as well as spur economic growth and research for both industrial and developing nations

Global regime on benefit-sharing for genetic resources should take account of non-commercial interests, says Matthew Cock.

Scientists are creating a massive global database of marine creatures, revealing tremendous biodiversity ranging from the ocean's shallows to its cold, dark depths

New species are continually emerging from the ocean depths, comprehensive record of biodiversity reveals.

Symbiotic bacteria may help frogs and other amphibians ward off the chytrid fungus plague wiping out populations worldwide

With global biodiversity continuing to decline, conservationists have started paying people to leave forests, watersheds and wildlife intact

Nations agree on way to keep watch on Earth's health.

Did mammoths vanish before, during and after humans arrived?

A new approach to probe ancient regions of the genome suggests early human populations were scarce