How’re world’s trees doing? Here’s an assessment
CALI (COLOMBIA): More than one-third of the world's tree species are threatened with extinction, according to the first comprehensive assessment...
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What to expect at the COP16 biodiversity summit
Countries are convening in Colombia to agree on wide-ranging targets to stem biodiversity loss and make a plan to pay...
Simple plan could raise the billions needed to stem biodiversity loss
The critically endangered Lehmann’s poison frog is endemic to southwestern Colombia, where negotiators are meeting for the COP16 biodiversity summitMinden...
De-extinction company Colossal claims it has nearly complete thylacine genome
Thylacines, or Tasmanian tigers, went extinct in 1936Colossal Biosciences The genome of the extinct thylacine has been nearly completely sequenced,...
Warmer winters mean world’s highest places may store less carbon
The Tibetan plateauNicolas Marino/mauritius images GmbH/Alamy Climate change is raising winter temperatures faster than those of summer, especially in high-altitude...
Ancient plankton suggests extreme El Niños will become twice as common
Tiny foraminifera shells can help us understand the future of El NiñoScenics & Science/Alamy A reconstruction of Pacific Ocean temperatures...
Bat die-off led to more insecticide use and more infant deaths in US
A little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus) with white-nose syndrome, which has ravaged bat populations across the USpiemags/FWL / Alamy Stock...
How clues in honey can help fight our biggest biodiversity challenges
Foraging honeybees return to the hive carrying pollen from the surrounding floraEric Tourneret If you are lucky enough to come...