The right city park design can support both people and wildlife

"As cities continue to expand, we need to ensure our greenspaces are working harder for both people and biodiversity."

U. Florida • futurity
April 15, 2025 ~8 min

Rising temps could lead to rapid population declines

New research reveals that rising temperatures exacerbate competition within populations, ultimately leading to population crashes.

Alexandra Becker - Rice U. • futurity
March 6, 2025 ~6 min


Humans and animals will overlap on nearly 57% of Earth by 2070

The human-wildlife overlap is expected to increase across more than half of Earth’s land by 2070, researchers report.

U. Washington • futurity
Sept. 12, 2024 ~8 min

Insecticide is the main driver of Midwest butterfly decline

Insecticide use is the single largest factor in the decline of butterfly abundance and species diversity in the Midwest, a new study shows.

Kim Ward-Michigan State • futurity
June 24, 2024 ~4 min

How burrowing ‘ecosystem engineers’ shape healthy oceans

A new study shows how burrowing worms, clams, and shrimps are an essential part of keeping the world's oceans healthy.

Shana Hutchins-Texas A&M • futurity
May 29, 2024 ~6 min

Why Australia has koalas and Spain has squirrels

Ancient geographic isolation had a profound influence on the evolution of distinct mammal communities around the globe, a new study finds.

Emilie Lorditch-Michigan State • futurity
March 28, 2024 ~7 min

Unclear biodiversity picture could hinder global conservation goals

"Even if policies stopped the decline of animal populations... it will be hard to detect improvements with high certainty..."

McGill University • futurity
Feb. 21, 2024 ~6 min

Satellites map global coral reef biodiversity

"This discovery offers the opportunity of assessing reef biodiversity, at global scale, from orbit."

Diana Udel - U. Miami • futurity
Feb. 20, 2024 ~4 min


New species hints at greater lamprey diversity

Researchers may have found two new species of lamprey, a boneless, jawless fish with eel-like bodies that date back over 350 million years.

Kat Kerlin-UC Davis • futurity
Jan. 23, 2024 ~6 min

Bahamas crustacean is a brand new species

Researchers have discovered a unique isopod, a form of crustacean, and identified it as a new species of the genus Booralana.

Gregory Filiano-Stony Brook • futurity
Jan. 18, 2024 ~5 min

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