Biology
One-third of tropical flora in Africa is at risk of extinction
The researchers surveyed 22,000 tropical plant species in Africa and found that 7,000 species, or 32%, were at risk or facing extinction.
Biodiversity
Browse ScienceInfo articles and explainers related to Biodiversity.
Topic archive
Articles about Biodiversity
175 published items.
Oceanography
Most important marine areas are not preserved
For marine biodiversity, some areas of the ocean are more important than others.
Environment
Singapore: From polluted 'paradise' to the world's leading clean country
In 1965 Singapore was once called
Discover science
150km asteroid hit Earth, a series of new creatures were born
A multinational team has found evidence of an ice age of life caused by a giant asteroid 466 million years ago.
Oceanography
What happens if the shark disappears?
The disappearance of top predators such as sharks will cause serious ecological imbalance, causing many other animals to die.
Discover science
Costa Rica announced the discovery of two new moths
The Tinaegeria carlosalvaradoi that inhabit the rainforest areas of the Guanacaste Reserve, belonging to the Stathmopodidae family, has so far been little known and has…
Biology
Huge data warehouse contributes to explain the strange shapes of insect eggs
Some insects produce sausage-shaped eggs, ellipses or even flat shapes.
Animal world
Dangerous invasive alien animals and plants in Vietnam
Invasive species, also known as invasive alien species or simply exotic breeds, alien species is a phrase that refers to the species of animals and plants that are intro…
Animal world
Wild animals proliferate where ever a nuclear disaster occurred
Wild deer, bison, Przewalski horses and 200 species of birds have proliferated in the area once the Chernobyl nuclear disaster occurred, in Pripyat, Ukraine.
Discover science
How has the summer sun changed the world?
Without summer, people did not appear, the world had lost a wonder, and the war was not of such magnitude.
Discover science
Surprising discovery: The number of species has not declined
The diversity of life forms on earth - from corals to carnivores - has been attacked.
Discover science
50 facts about rainforests
Tropical rainforests are typical biodiversity, it is the common roof of more than half of all species on the planet.
Oceanography
The discovery of a giant coral reef measuring 56,000 km2 off Brazil
According to a reporter in Buenos Aires, scientists from the environmental organization Greenpeace on April 24 published the results of the study on the discovery of a g…
Oceanography
The temperature of the Earth increases, making the marine ecosystem strong
The oceans of the world will have to undergo dramatic changes in biodiversity, even though the United Nations has achieved the goal of limiting global temperature rise b…
Oceanography
Lion fish threatens the Atlantic Ocean
Herds of lion fish are poisonous, infiltrating the Atlantic Ocean with dense density, making scientists worried that it will cause bad impacts on the marine environment.