"Why and how did life become so diverse? This has been a central problem in biology. Experimen-tal Evolution and the Nature of Biodiversity explores how diversity evolves in microbial popula-tions ...

Antarctica’s marine realm is a dynamic mosaic where extreme environmental conditions have driven remarkable evolutionary processes. The isolation imposed by frigid temperatures and the formidable ...

Taxonomic endemism and phylogenetic endemism are both important measures of biodiversity. The former describes the number of distinct species found nowhere else, whereas the latter shows the amount of ...

Phylogenetics and conservation biology : drawing a path into the diversity of life / Roseli Pellens and Philippe Grandcolas -- Questions. The value of phylogenetic diversity / Christopher Lean and ...

Rising mountains do more than reshape the landscape – they also drive evolutionary change, according to a new study. By simulating millions of years of tectonic uplift, researchers have uncovered a ...

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The biodiversity of the Earth’s oceans is disproportionately concentrated in coral reefs — the vibrant undersea ecosystems where thousands of known marine species reside. A new Yale-led study offers ...

For decades, scientists have observed a clear pattern across the natural world: biodiversity tends to be higher near the ...

A team of scientists has formally proposed that a vast stretch of central China, spanning roughly 1.54 million square ...