Despite their small size, organisms smaller than thousandth of a metre (1 mm) contribute greatly to biodiversity and ecosystem function. Unfortunately, categorising small organisms, even defining those…
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A new species of bird has been discovered in Phnom Penh, the a capital city of Cambodia. The Cambodian tailorbird has a distinct…
The secret behind the size differences of mammal families has been found by Monash University scientists. The research found…
Tropical mountains have more biodiversity than temperate mountains, and temperature is the key according to research led…
A study of tropical insect numbers has found we are likely to share the planet with about 5.5 million species, a lot fewer…
The planet is home to anywhere between two million and 50 million undiscovered species, many of which are at threat from rampant habitat destruction, according to a report by an international team of researchers…
If an entire forest falls and its occupants approach extinction, does anybody hear it? Since for the vast majority of species, the answer is most likely no, we decided to be proactive and recently published…
Ocean warming is forcing marine life closer to the cooler waters of the poles, but the location of terrestrial species seems…
It might surprise you to learn that the idea of a “species” is one of the more ambiguous concepts in science. Originally, “species” (meaning “kind” or “sort” in Latin) was used to refer to organisms that…
The United Nations has set Halloween as the day when homosapiens are estimated to reach seven billion, up from six billion in 1999 and five billion in 1987. Two centuries ago there were one billion people…
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Professor of Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University
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Adjunct Assoc. Professor, The University of Western Australia
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Director of the Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO
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Director, Environment Institute, Adelaide University
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Jenny Graves is a Friend of The Conversation.
Distinguished Professor of Genetics and Vice Chancellor's Fellow, La Trobe University
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Emeritus Professor, University of Cape Town
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Professor in Conservation Science, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland
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Researcher of Ecology and Zoology, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
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Department of Genetics, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
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Senior Lecturer in Evolutionary Biology, Cardiff University
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Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, The University of Western Australia
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Professor of Zoology at the University of Fort Hare, University of Fort Hare
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Senior Lecturer in Zoology, University of Hull
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Professor, Biological Sciences Department, University of Cape Town
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Professor, University of the Witwatersrand