To quiet your mind, listen to the birds
Hearing birds singing, and sometimes perceiving high biodiversity, may increase people’s well-being. Past research had looked at human connections to nature in ...
Biodiversity
Is ‘America’s Amazon’ in jeopardy?
The Mobile River Basin is the largest inland delta system in the United States and is among the world’s richest biodiversity hotspots, but it’s facing an array ...
Scientists call for higher biodiversity goals
The world needs to change its strategy for stopping biodiversity loss, a group of scientists from around the world writes in a recent paper published in Science. ...
How to slow extinctions? Restore farmlands to nature
Over 70% of predicted animal and plant extinctions on land could be avoided by returning 30% of the world’s farmlands to nature. That’s the finding of a global ...
Can we turn the tide of biodiversity loss by 2050?
Without bold conservation and restoration efforts, researchers say, turning the tide of biodiversity loss by 2050 or earlier won’t be possible. For the first ...
Smaller habitats mean even less diversity than scientists thought
Researchers recently found that biodiversity on small patches of landscape is even smaller than they expected. While biodiversity forecasts of certain areas are ...
Celebrate International Biodiversity Day from your own yard
Go outside, and stand still. Chances are, you’ll see wildlife. From your own yard, you may notice spring warblers flying above, you may see a hummingbird’s ...
Do shifting ranges under climate change mean more species invasions?
Biologists and conservationists often advocate for the use of corridors and connectivity to increase species dispersal and biodiversity. But can those corridors ...
To survive city life, birds benefit from brains or breeding
Birds that thrive in urban environments either have larger brains or the ability to reproduce multiple times throughout their lifespan, researchers found. Past ...
Sen. Udall releases ambitious proposal for land, water conservation
Senator Tom Udall, D-NM, introduced a Senate resolution that calls for protecting at least 30% of the United States’ lands and waters by 2030. The resolution, ...