North America had the highest diversity and density of freshwater mussels on Earth. Discover how the button industry contributed to their decline, leaving these vital species critically endangered ...

In Canada, its range is confined largely to the Okanagan where the locals are often surprised to find out the quail isn't a natiive species, but introduced into the province in the 19th century ...

This language-agnostic design was meant to convey that a switch or button was in charge of toggling its respective device both on and off. Fun fact: Back in the day, this circle-with-a-vertical ...

Biodiversity is the complex web that sustains all life, including human existence. Yet, this web is unravelling – 1 million of the world’s estimated 8 million species of plants and animals are ...

Invasive alien species (IAS) are animals, plants or other organisms that are introduced into places outside their natural range, negatively impacting native biodiversity, ecosystem services or human ...