Predicting the way forward for the Global Biodiversity Framework

<p>Read about &ldquo;The Evolution of Homeothermic Endothermy via Life History Optimization&rdquo; by Juan G. Rubalcaba (August&nbsp;2025)</p><br/><br/><p><b>Why do endotherms spend so much energy? A ...

Using impact assessment frameworks, this study shows that the introduction of large mammalian herbivores outside their native range has predominantly caused negative impacts on native biodiversity globally. The authors advise caution regarding their further intentional introduction for conservation purposes.

Otophysans, known for their enhanced hearing enabled by the complex Weberian apparatus, comprise two-thirds of extant freshwater fish species. Previously, they were thought to have originated in fresh...

Breugnathair elgolensis gen. et sp. nov., an early squamate identified from a newly discovered Middle Jurassic skeleton on the Isle of Skye, provides new evidence on the origins of snakes.

The arthrodiran placoderm Bullerichthys fascidens, from the Late Devonian Gogo Formation, Western Australia, was originally described from an incomplete headshield with only the spinal and interolater...

During the end-Permian mass extinction, a global decline in seafloor sediment mixing and burrowing (bioturbation) provides critical evidence for the collapse of marine ecosystems, likely triggered by...

Neuroscientists can predict what colour a person is looking at using a machine-learning tool trained on the brain activity of others.

THE ACADEMY IS AN OUTDATED CONCEPT TO THE IU TRUSTEES AND STATE GOVERNMENT By Mike Leonard Peaceful , beautiful and under attack. SUVs blowing through stop signs. Cars going the wrong way on one-wa…

Land use has diminished global vegetation and soil carbon stocks, contributing substantially to global warming. Our research provides a consistent and unprecedentedly detailed global estimate of the t...