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The current emoji library doesn't accurately represent the 'tree of life' and the breadth of biodiversity seen in nature according to a new analysis. A team of conservation biologists categorized ...

A new report that analyzed more than 50 years of biodiversity data has reached a startling conclusion: 40% of animals and 34% of plants in the U.S. are at risk of extinction. The Biodiversity in Focus ...

Italian ecologist Francesco Ficetola was at a conference two years ago when it dawned on him that emojis can help power global conservation efforts. Ficetola does a lot of research on salamanders. But ...

Nature is complex. Her underground web is as intricate as her above-ground diversity. Below our feet, bacteria, microorganisms, mycorrhizae, and roots of perennial plants work symbiotically, absorbing ...

Charlotte Sleigh's book The Paper Zoo explores 500 years of scientific animal illustration as seen in the collections of the British Library. Cover of The Paper Zoo (courtesy University of Chicago ...

Animals and plants also live and thrive on public squares. This creates opportunities for greater biodiversity and well-being for the human population. Researchers at the Technical University of ...

As demand for critical metals grows, scientists have taken a rare, close look at life on the deep Pacific seabed where mining ...

Patrick Omeja was supported by the International Development Research Centre. The world is losing animals at an alarming rate due to habitat degradation, climate change and illegal human activities in ...

Man has killed off much of the Earth’s existing wildlife, and some scientists argue that human activity has set off the world’s sixth mass extinction event. New research now shows global animal ...

The current emoji library doesn’t accurately represent the “tree of life” and the breadth of biodiversity seen in nature according to an analysis presented December 11 in the journal iScience. A team ...