Within mammals, birds, insects and other classes of animals, there are species in which, in their sexual rituals, the males fight hand to hand to show which of them is stronger. The consequence of this dispute is that they win the right to mate with the females As a consequence of these confrontations, the species guarantee the reproduction of … Read more
The Natural History Museum identified 351 new species of animals and plants. In the list, led by invertebrate animals, there are 85 species of wasps, 84 beetles, 34 moths and seven individual frogs due to their size. “With biodiversity around the world declining at an ever-increasing rate, it has never been more important to describe … Read more
We are going through a double climate crisis and biodiversity loss that threatens the well-being of all living beings. More than a tenth of Earth’s plant and animal species could become extinct by the end of the century if current emissions trends continue. Species could go extinct Cascading extinctions of species are inevitable. A new … Read more
The Red List of threatened species of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) presented an update about threatened species, according to the category in which they are defined, showing the risk of extinction of a species, as the number of specimens has decreased. The International Union for Conservation of Nature announced the update … Read more
Epigenetic memory is helping plants to quickly adapt to the adverse effects of climate change and transmit these adaptations to their offspring, new research published in the Trends in Plant Science journal indicates. How plants are adapting to climate change “One day I thought about how a person’s lifestyle and experience can affect their gametes … Read more
Climate change will worsen the spread of invasive species that tend to show strong resistance to warming and spread across landscapes, scientists report. A team from the Forest Productivity Institute, Ranchi, analyzed the dispersal dynamics of two invasive plant species, Chromolaena odorata and Lantana camara. The researchers used computer models to examine the present and … Read more
Himalayan medicinal plant species are threatened by climate change, new research shows that requires a review of current conservation strategies, including protected parks in mountain ranges. The study covers a portion of the Eastern Himalayan Biodiversity Hotspots. The study, published in the journal Science Direct, found that medicinal plants of the Himalayas are at risk due to … Read more
