Biodiversity

The new species was found in one of the most remote, and deepest, marine environments in Australia.

Over 750 fossilized shark teeth were found almost 18,000 feet below the ocean surface.

The barren landscape of Antarctica is concealing hidden ecosystems, which might give us clues about life on other planets.

"The extreme fire in our film may have affected one region of Portugal, however its root causes are tied to the climate crisis which is impacting all of us on this planet," director Orlando Von Einsiedel told Newsweek.

Footprints of the extinct wild super-cow reveal the secrets of this long-lost animal's past.

Lithium mining is incredibly destructive to the land and can result in soil erosion, sinkhole formation, and contamination of groundwater and surface water.

Researchers say military bases could make a great place for biodiversity.

Pando is a 100-acre aspen forest in Utah where all the trees share one enormous root system.

Deep sea mining involves scouring the seabed with machines for concentration of important or valuable minerals, such as manganese.

A group of four bison has been roaming the woods for the past month, rapidly getting accustomed to their new surroundings and boosting biodiversity.

A diver from British Columbia, Canada, has been fined $9,250 for getting too close to a group of protected killer whales.

Renewable energy from wind and solar power produced more electricity in the U.S. than nuclear energy for the first time in April.

Which countries are leading the way when it comes to the challenges of tackling climate change, living sustainably and protecting the environment?

A study comparing present-day wolves in Yellowstone with Alaskan wolves 50 years ago suggests their behavior and feeding habits may be changing.

The animals live across much of Central and South America but have never been recorded on U.S. soil before.

The creature is one of two new hammerhead worms discovered by scientists.

Scientists found that if greenhouse emissions are not limited areas with rich vegetation could become barren, and some coastal regions could disappear altogether.

The ram's horn squid was filmed off the coast of Australia by researchers with the Schmidt Ocean Institute.

Invasive species spread around the globe with the help of human activities, such as global trade and transportation.

"Reducing poverty does not have to create unavoidable environmental costs," said researcher Paul Ferraro.

The most extensive investigation to date finds global insect numbers drop 0.92 percent a year. However, the world's freshwater insects, like mayflies, are bucking the trend and seeing numbers rise.

Scientists have analyzed fossils from the Cambrian explosion 540 million years ago to the present day to explore levels of marine biodiversity over time.

"The Svalbard Global Seed Vault is a secure backup facility for the seed banks of the world," Cierra Martin, a spokesperson for the Global Crop Diversity Trust, told Newsweek.

The duck-billed mammal is currently listed as Near-Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

For animal species to survive climate change, they will have to genetically adapt or shift their ranges—or both.

The Earth is in the grips of what scientists have dubbed the "Sixth Mass Extinction" with the global rate of species extinction at least "tens to hundreds of times higher" than the average over the past 10 million years.

Medicinal herbs only found on an island in Mauritius could one day form the basis of a treatment for one of the most deadly forms of cancer, scientists believe.

Islanders call Saba "The Unspoiled Queen of the Caribbean" for its pristine landscapes and striking biodiversity as well as the absence of crowds, chain stores, and cruise ship throngs.

But if we act now, conservation efforts could save "billions of years of unique evolutionary history," scientists say.

Devastation of the natural world is so severe it is endangering economies, livelihoods, food security, access to drinking water and the general quality of life around the world.