Biodiversity

Sea otter.Enhydra lutris.Otters floating at the surface, resting.Monterey Bay, California, USA. ... Pacific Ocean. (Photo by: Francois Gohier/VW Pics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Universal Images Group via…

Ecuadorian researcher María Claudia Segovia Salcedo, in Cayambe Coca National Park, Ecuador (Dec ... 2020). Galo Zapata Rios Biologist María Claudia Segovia Salcedo is not only helping to create a seed bank of…

Wildlife has always shared the landscape with people, but the big loser in this arrangement is — and always has been — wildlife. Is it time to grant wildlife legal ownership of their homes? © Copyright by GrrlScientist | @GrrlScientist |…

Forest, Fandriana Ambohitralanana, Madagascar. getty New research published in the scientific journal Nature Ecology and Evolution has identified the location and intensity of key threats to biodiversity on land.…

Colombian orthnithologist Natalia Ocampo Peñuela holding a Blue-necked tanager (Stilpnia ... cyanicollis) Memo Gómez Colombian ornithology researcher Dr Natalia Ocampo-Peñuela studies how birds move through…

Smithsonian Voices Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Biodiversity Loss Despite a Century of Protection August 12th, 2021, 4:07PM / BY Leila Nilipour…

Smithsonian Voices Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Watch What Happens When A Coral Reef Can't Get Enough Oxygen July 29th, 2021, 6:00AM / BY Elisabeth…

Could archaeologists, who already enjoy a heroic reputation within popular culture, ride to our ... rescue when it comes to climate change? Getty Images The effects of man-made climate change are devastating…

Juan Guillermo Jaramillo Velasquez photographing butterflies in Colombia. Juan Guillermo Jaramillo Velasquez Juan Guillermo Jaramillo Velasquez first took up digital photography of butterflies in Colombia…

Colombian scientist Daniela Garzon with a Piaya cayana, during an expedition made up of female ... scientists. Daniela Garzon The fate of Colombian ornithologist Daniela Garzon changed forever when a chance…