Area of Focus: Biological Diversity

Could air quality monitors in place around the world provide a global check-up?

On the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is hosting “Bringing Back the Wild,” a film series spotlighting rare California wildlife and the...

Barriers could hinder some species from following their climate niches to new protected areas

A new metric focuses on prioritizing species conservation based on maintaining their evolutionary history

Species that only exist in places like zoos and aquariums are often left out of conservation assessments

Pollinators respond well to effort in North Carolina to improve habitat around farms

When reptiles are lost on islands, so are their ecosystem services

A recent paper says Latin American and Caribbean scientists are excluded

But the butterflies still aren’t close to historic numbers

Precipitation and warm temperatures can cause reproductive issues for cavity-nesting songbirds