There could be between 3,700 and 5,200 undiscovered bee species buzzing around in the world, according to a new study that offers a “treasure map” for finding new varieties of the pollinators. But ...

While genetic diversity, the unique differences that determine the color of hair and the shape of a finch’s beak, is being lost across the world amid the world’s ongoing species extinction crisis, ...

Vanilla species exhibit remarkable genetic and phenotypic diversity that is increasingly recognised as fundamental to both sustainable crop production and the conservation of natural habitats. While ...

Understanding biodiversity within species is key to our understanding of why nature works the way it does, say researchers ...

Genetic diversity within many species is declining globally, according to a recently published study. “Any threat that reduces the size of a population, or which causes a larger population to become ...

The world has far more bees than anyone realized. Scientists have, for the first time, estimated just how many species of bees are out there on a global scale, offering a clearer look at how these ...

The National Science Foundation will fund research at UC Santa Cruz that will examine the DNA of brown bears in the lower 48 states, where the iconic beast’s numbers have seen catastrophic declines ...

Kaziranga National Park's 7th Waterbird Count recorded 105,540 birds of 107 species, underlining the park's crucial role in ...

Conservationists warn of extinction risk as Trump administration ends federal protections for the bird ...