Biodiversity

As the days grow shorter and the nights longer, nature puts on a spectacular display of colours. But have you ever wondered how trees know when it’s time to change their leaves’ colour?

Scientists on mountains in Indonesia have rediscovered a rare species of echidna named after broadcaster David Attenborough, more than 60 years after its last official sighting.

A mound-forming perennial native to the Himalayas from India, Pakistan to Bhutan. It's also known as Himalayan Sage or Kashmir Sage. The word "hians" in Salvia hians means "gaping" and refers to the hanging lip of this sage's flowers

A recent in-depth study by aplaceforanimals has shed light on the alarming state of our planet’s threatened species. The study reveals that a shocking 41% of amphibians are on the brink of extinction.

Twenty-seven years ago, the iconic screensaver image of a rolling hill under a blue sky with white clouds, known as ‘Bliss,’ graced the desktops of Windows XP users worldwide, emanating tranquility and peace

The beluga sturgeon (Huso huso) is a truly remarkable creature. This colossal fish, the largest freshwater species in the world, can weigh over 2,000 kilograms - equivalent to a rhinoceros

The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) reports that the world lost at least 100 million hectares of healthy and productive land each year from 2015 to 2019

Researchers have discovered a new species of the genus Alcalus in the northeast Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. The identification of the new species is based on molecular, morphological, and osteological characteristics.

Researchers from Japan have been studying the impact of urban heat islands on the evolution of the creeping woodsorrel plant, Oxalis corniculata. Urban environments, characterized by impermeable

Climate change, overfishing, and poaching threaten Seahorses, a species that people capture in staggering numbers - over sixty million each year. Traditional Asian medicine primarily uses these creatures, Miquel Planas, a CSIC researcher, states.