Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 30 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s44358-026-00201-wChanges in insect diversity and abundance can affect vertebrates but understanding these consequences relies on having rich information about vertebrate–insect interactions. This Review summarizes the positive, negative and indirect ways that insects affect vertebrates, and discusses data gaps that hinder understanding of these relationships and the consequences of insect declines.

Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 22 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s44358-026-00208-3Drone delivery and air taxi use are expanding rapidly, especially in China, which is home to the world’s largest civilian drone manufacturing sector and a vast domestic user base. Yet ecological safeguards for the airspace shared between drones and flying wildlife remain scarce, which creates a policy gap with global conservation implications.

Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 28 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s44358-026-00200-xEvolution by natural selection is a well-evidenced and well-understood process, but predicting the course that it will take in the future is less clear. In this Perspective, Nosil and Gompert argue that considering the complex interactive effects of selection pressures can strengthen predictive frameworks and inform on evolutionary dynamics.

Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 17 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s44358-026-00207-4Breaking new ground on rock outcrops

Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 15 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s44358-026-00204-7The first cycle of national reporting under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework revealed that a gap persists between what parties must measure and what most report. Closing this implementation gap requires investment and coordination to leverage existing monitoring capacity. Biodiversity observation networks, sustained by the Global Environment Facility, can do both.

Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 22 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s44358-026-00208-3Drone delivery and air taxi use are expanding rapidly, especially in China, which is home to the world’s largest civilian drone manufacturing sector and a vast domestic user base. Yet ecological safeguards for the airspace shared between drones and flying wildlife remain scarce, which creates a policy gap with global conservation implications.

Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 15 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s44358-026-00198-2African swine fever virus has spread rapidly across Asia, causing lethal disease in several endemic wild pig species and Eurasian wild boar in Southeast Asia, and threatening some species with extinction. The authors set out a Roadmap for coordinated action to address this emerging conservation, livelihood and food-system crisis.

Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 11 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s44358-026-00199-1Earth’s biodiversity record extends far beyond the species alive today, and the fossil record is crucial for understanding the biodiversity of the past, present and future.

Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 17 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s44358-026-00207-4Breaking new ground on rock outcrops

Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 15 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s44358-026-00204-7The first cycle of national reporting under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework revealed that a gap persists between what parties must measure and what most report. Closing this implementation gap requires investment and coordination to leverage existing monitoring capacity. Biodiversity observation networks, sustained by the Global Environment Facility, can do both.

Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 08 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s44358-026-00203-8As globalization retreats and the world fragments into regional blocs and reshoring, global trade, governance and ecological pressures are being fundamentally reorganized. This moment offers a narrow window of opportunity to embed biodiversity, conservation and biosecurity safeguards into the emerging multipolar order before weakened global coordination makes such integration more difficult.

Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 15 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s44358-026-00198-2African swine fever virus has spread rapidly across Asia, causing lethal disease in several endemic wild pig species and Eurasian wild boar in Southeast Asia, and threatening some species with extinction. The authors set out a Roadmap for coordinated action to address this emerging conservation, livelihood and food-system crisis.

Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 11 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s44358-026-00199-1Earth’s biodiversity record extends far beyond the species alive today, and the fossil record is crucial for understanding the biodiversity of the past, present and future.

Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 04 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s44358-026-00195-5Species have morphological, physiological and behavioural responses to temperature, which are typically used in isolation to infer phenotypic change under climate warming. In this Perspective, Symonds and colleagues argue for a multi-trait, integrative approach to better inform understanding of phenotypic changes in response to climatic warming.

Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 08 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s44358-026-00203-8As globalization retreats and the world fragments into regional blocs and reshoring, global trade, governance and ecological pressures are being fundamentally reorganized. This moment offers a narrow window of opportunity to embed biodiversity, conservation and biosecurity safeguards into the emerging multipolar order before weakened global coordination makes such integration more difficult.

Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 04 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s44358-026-00195-5Species have morphological, physiological and behavioural responses to temperature, which are typically used in isolation to infer phenotypic change under climate warming. In this Perspective, Symonds and colleagues argue for a multi-trait, integrative approach to better inform understanding of phenotypic changes in response to climatic warming.

Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 26 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s44358-026-00193-7Understanding climate-change scenarios is essential for researchers seeking to assess the impacts of climate change on biodiversity. In this Perspective, Schoeman et al. examine climate-change scenarios, their use for biodiversity research, and their relevance to policy, as well as providing recommendations for how biodiversity researchers can make the best use of future climate projections.

Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 24 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s44358-026-00192-8Online illegal wildlife trade threatens species, ecosystems and human well-being. This Review examines the species and products involved, online platforms, drivers, trade routes and impacts of this trade, and how these compare with those of traditional illegal wildlife trade, before outlining mitigation strategies and future priorities for research and action.

Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s44358-026-00197-3Reply to ‘China’s National Parks Law offers a pathway to better biodiversity data’

Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s44358-026-00196-4China’s National Parks Law offers a pathway to better biodiversity data

Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 26 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s44358-026-00193-7Understanding climate-change scenarios is essential for researchers seeking to assess the impacts of climate change on biodiversity. In this Perspective, Schoeman et al. examine climate-change scenarios, their use for biodiversity research, and their relevance to policy, as well as providing recommendations for how biodiversity researchers can make the best use of future climate projections.

Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 18 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s44358-026-00194-6The deep biosphere as a source of microbial diversity in the Arctic

Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 24 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s44358-026-00192-8Online illegal wildlife trade threatens species, ecosystems and human well-being. This Review examines the species and products involved, online platforms, drivers, trade routes and impacts of this trade, and how these compare with those of traditional illegal wildlife trade, before outlining mitigation strategies and future priorities for research and action.

Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41598-026-62801-yModel-free multiparametric analysis of SHG images reveals collagen signatures in breast cancer

Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1057/s41599-026-08691-xService trade liberalization and manufacturing value chain upgrading: a quasi-natural experiment from China

Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41598-026-66659-yExperiences of kinesiophobia in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a qualitative phenomenological study

Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s44358-026-00197-3Reply to ‘China’s National Parks Law offers a pathway to better biodiversity data’

Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s44358-026-00191-9Dinosaurs are perhaps the best known group of extinct organisms, dominating terrestrial environments throughout the Mesozoic era until their extinction. This Review describes emerging insights from the multidisciplinary science of palaeontology and demonstrates how their synthesis is generating a thorough understanding of dinosaur biology and evolution.

Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 18 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s44358-026-00194-6The deep biosphere as a source of microbial diversity in the Arctic

Many migratory bird species are in decline and warrant conservation attention; inspired by the Review from Marra et al.

Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 06 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s44358-026-00189-3Animal sounds can be recorded and analysed to help to derive ecological insight and inform conservation decision-making. In this Review, Perea, Burivalova and colleagues outline how conservation bioacoustics helps to meet the 2030 targets of the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.

Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 12 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s44358-026-00191-9Dinosaurs are perhaps the best known group of extinct organisms, dominating terrestrial environments throughout the Mesozoic era until their extinction. This Review describes emerging insights from the multidisciplinary science of palaeontology and demonstrates how their synthesis is generating a thorough understanding of dinosaur biology and evolution.

Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 06 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s44358-026-00189-3Animal sounds can be recorded and analysed to help to derive ecological insight and inform conservation decision-making. In this Review, Perea, Burivalova and colleagues outline how conservation bioacoustics helps to meet the 2030 targets of the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.

Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 28 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s44358-026-00179-5Plant genetic resources — encompassing the taxonomic and genetic diversity of crop wild relatives, wild food plants and landraces — are vital to securing global food supplies. This Review synthesizes the importance and diversity of these resources, outlines current in situ and ex situ management frameworks, and outlines strategic priorities for conservation.

Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 23 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s44358-026-00177-7Migratory bird species are globally ubiquitous but rely on diverse habitats and locations across their annual cycles, requiring unique conservation solutions relative to non-migratory birds. This Review discusses population trends of migratory birds, dominant threats in different regions and existing conservation initiatives, then recommends integrative conservation approaches for the future.

Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 28 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s44358-026-00179-5Plant genetic resources — encompassing the taxonomic and genetic diversity of crop wild relatives, wild food plants and landraces — are vital to securing global food supplies. This Review synthesizes the importance and diversity of these resources, outlines current in situ and ex situ management frameworks, and outlines strategic priorities for conservation.

Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 23 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s44358-026-00177-7Migratory bird species are globally ubiquitous but rely on diverse habitats and locations across their annual cycles, requiring unique conservation solutions relative to non-migratory birds. This Review discusses population trends of migratory birds, dominant threats in different regions and existing conservation initiatives, then recommends integrative conservation approaches for the future.

Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 15 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s44358-026-00190-wThe science of listening to the rainforest

Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 14 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s44358-026-00188-4Invasions grow more dangerous with time

Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 14 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s44358-026-00183-9Cetaceans are a highly diverse and enigmatic group of animals with a well-documented evolutionary history. This Review describes the macroevolutionary and palaeobiological history of Cetacea, from their terrestrial ancestry through to their modern aquatic forms.

Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 10 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s44358-026-00187-5Size and complexity matter not for the stability of food webs

Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 10 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s44358-026-00180-yThe default use of English limits participation by non-native English speakers in international conferences. At the 32nd International Congress for Conservation Biology, we implemented interventions to support participants and demonstrated that they substantially reduced language barriers. We outline key factors for success, areas for improvement and guidance for future efforts.

Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 10 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s44358-026-00186-6The EU’s Nature Restoration Regulation has created unprecedented momentum for ecosystem restoration. Its success now depends on translating ambitious targets into spatially coordinated restoration landscapes supported by effective governance, long-term financing and broad societal engagement.

Freshwater, marine, and terrestrial organisms are exposed to a wide range of plastic pollution; inspired by the Review from Savoca et al.

Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 15 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s44358-026-00190-wThe science of listening to the rainforest

Nature Reviews Biodiversity, Published online: 14 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s44358-026-00188-4Invasions grow more dangerous with time