The search for life on Earth is speeding up, not slowing down. Scientists are now identifying more than 16,000 new species ...

A new study shows scientists are discovering new species faster than ever, revealing Earth still holds vast unknown ...

About 300 years ago, Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus set out on a bold quest: to identify and name every living organism on ...

New species are being discovered faster than ever before — at a rate of more than 16,000 every year, suggests a new study.

Species discovery rates are accelerating, not declining. A new study shows 2020 broke records for new species descriptions, ...

Over 70 new species, from insects to dinosaurs, were identified in 2025 by combining fieldwork, museum collections, and ...

Biological diversity, or "biodiversity," refers to variability found at all levels of biology. Biodiversity is commonly broken down into three levels or types: genetic diversity, species diversity, ...

Deep-sea mining trials revealed significant but localized biodiversity loss in one of the planet’s least explored ecosystems.

Nevada is the 11th most biodiverse state in the nation but ranks third for having the most plants and animals at risk, according to NatureServe, a nonprofit that provides conservancy data to public ...

(Beyond Pesticides, September 11, 2024) A literature review in Environments, written by researchers from South Korea and Ghana, highlights the threat to nontarget species and the biodiversity of ...