Because their relative isolation encourages speciation, oceanic islands are hotspots of biodiversity. Yet their relatively small size, atypically defenseless animals and plants, and ecological ...

A study led by Brazilian researchers and reported in an article published on January 11 in the journal Science shows that 82% of the more than 2,000 species of trees found only in the Atlantic ...

Learn how the latest IUCN Red List update links deep-sea mining, diamond projects, and invasive predators to extinction risks ...

More than a fifth of the Earth’s plant species are found only on islands, making them one of the largest biodiversity hotspots, a breakthrough global study has found. This conclusion has pushed the ...

Miyako Islands are home to various native species of snake and lizards. How these species came to call these islands home has long puzzled scientists. A group of researchers have compiled the latest ...

Islands have long intrigued explorers and scientists. These isolated environments serve as natural laboratories for understanding how species evolve and adapt. Islands are also centres of species ...

GUATEMALA CITY, July 8 (Reuters) - Conservationists in Guatemala are breeding a new generation of Guatemalan beaded lizards, one of the world's most endangered lizards, in the hopes of rebuilding wild ...

Researchers have identified coral-eating crown-of-thorns seastars in the Red Sea as distinct species that occurs only in this location. LMU researchers have identified coral-eating crown-of-thorns ...