If you've ever bitten into a fresh fig, you've tasted the delicious result of one of nature's most extraordinary and ...

From the mighty blue whale to the humble baker's yeast, scientists have barely begun to understand the vast genetic diversity ...

Biodiversity is disappearing at an alarming rate and is driven by human activity: contamination, greenhouse gases and extreme temperatures. But how exactly do these factors affect the reproduction and ...

The little sand lance is unexpectedly split in two, revealing a breadth of genetic diversity that could help it survive.

Our findings show that the current loss of genetic diversity may have cascading effects that lead to abrupt and catastrophic shifts in the persistence and functioning of terrestrial ecosystems ...

Biodiversity exists at three different levels: diversity between ecosystems, between species, and within species. The genetic diversity that exists within a species is what enables the species to ...

Genetic diversity, in the simplest sense, is the variation of genes found in life-forms. It’s the total number of genes, but also how they are different from one another.

Understanding historical ecosystems and the genetic diversity of extinct species helps scientists develop more effective conservation plans for endangered species today.

But the most striking differences aren’t visible to the naked eye. As their research shows, eelgrass ecosystems in the Atlantic have far less genetic diversity than in the Pacific.