Biodiversity

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Vast Amazon rainforest canopy with a small, neglected research outpost, highlighting the critical underfunding of conservation efforts.

Brazil's Amazon Conservation Efforts Face Severe Underfunding

Brazil's Amazon reserves received only about 20 percent of the funding required for their operations in 2023, leaving these critical ecosystems in a state of profound vulnerability, according to Unive

Dr. Evelyn Reed·June 10, 2026

A vast, thriving colony of millions of ground-nesting bees discovered in an active New York cemetery, a testament to urban biodiversity over a century.

Cosmos & Physics

New York Cemetery Hosts 5.5 Million Bees Thriving for a Century

In the spring of 2023, an estimated 5.

Dr. Evelyn Reed·May 30, 2026

Scientists in a high-tech lab using advanced technology to reconstruct DNA sequences for de-extinction and genetic rescue projects.

Biotechnology & Genetics

Colossal Foundation secures $50M for genetic rescue, de-extinction

Just over a year after its launch, the Colossal Foundation has doubled its secured funding to $100 million, fueling ambitious projects to bring back extinct species and genetically rescue others, acco

Maria Flores·May 29, 2026

AI-powered microphones in the Amazon rainforest at night, visualizing sound waves and data to monitor frog conversations for conservation efforts.

Cosmos & Physics

AI Helps Scientists Listen In On Frog Conversations

In the dense Amazon rainforest, a network of silent microphones, not human ears, now listens to the nightly chorus of frogs, identifying individual species with 95% accuracy, according to the Journal

Dr. Evelyn Reed·May 25, 2026