Unexpected shift in funds has meant sharp drop in grants this fiscal year

Global horizon scanning initiatives identify emerging conservation challenges and opportunities, yet they often reflect narrow geographic and epistemic perspectives. We argue that current levels of in...

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Nature Reviews Biodiversity - Thermal stress reduces fertility in animals at temperatures below lethal, yet these sublethal effects remain underrepresented in biodiversity forecasts. This Review...

Jim O’Neill will need to build ties, say former agency leaders

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Strategic placement of infrastructure associated with renewable energy can minimize harm to biodiversity; inspired by content in this Focus issue

Stemming the loss of Critically Endangered species; inspired by the Review from Lacher et al.

Non-human-primate diversity and adaptation; see Review from Roos et al.

Aquatic eDNA-based technologies offer the potential for universal and standardized biodiversity monitoring. In this Perspective, Altermatt et al. discuss how these technologies can help to achiev...

Forest restoration has the potential to result in substantial biodiversity gains alongside climate and human well-being benefits; however, biodiversity has historically been neglected in restoration e...

Seagrass ecosystems are increasingly recognized for their importance to biodiversity and marine ecosystem function, but they face many threats. This Review summarizes the contributions of seagrass eco...

Despite increasing interest in cellular agriculture, coffee, cocoa and palm oil produced using these techniques have received limited scientific attention. Emerging alternatives could mitigate negativ...

Bird flu has killed millions of hens in recent weeks, shrinking the supply of eggs and hiking up prices at grocery stores.

A move to classify people on the basis of anatomy or genetics should be abandoned.

The research community has flocked to the social-media platform Bluesky. Tell us about your experience.

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A new study led by the University of Washington has for the first time quantified the risk for whale-ship collisions worldwide for four geographically widespread ocean giants that are threatened by...

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Seed dispersal is crucial for ecosystem persistence, especially in fragmented landscapes, such as those common in Europe. Ongoing defaunation might compromise effective seed dispersal, but the conserv...

The reelection of Donald Trump for a second, nonconsecutive term as US president—mirroring only Grover Cleveland’s 22nd and 24th presidencies after the Civil War—underscores a reality: Although his su...