The most up-to-date understanding of the flowering plant tree of life is presented in a new study published today in the journal Nature by an international team of 279 scientists, […]
Nomenclature, Systematics, Natural History
Pristine Ecosystems And A Hundred New Lifeforms Discovered Remote Seamounts
An international team of scientists observed 160 species on the Salas y Gómez Ridge that had not yet been known to live in the region and suspect that at least […]
Salas y Gómez Ridge Seamount Away Team Expedition Discovers 50 New Life Forms
International team co-led by a BSC researcher discovers more than 50 new deep-sea species in one of the most unexplored areas of the planet.
Getting Ready For Offworld Astrobiology Expeditions: A Universal DNA Barcode For The Tree Of Life
Editor’s note: According to this study “Species identification using DNA barcodes has revolutionized biodiversity sciences and society at large.“ When we start to explore inhabited worlds we’re going to have […]
Documenting Life On Our Water Planet: The Global Ocean Gene Catalog 1.0
Editor’s note: we will soon begin to explore the oceans of Enceladus, Europa, Ganymede, and other worlds in our solar system – and eventually, worlds circling other stars. We’ll be […]
New Dimensions Of Extremophile Genomes Discovered
It has long been thought that an organism’s DNA provides clues only about its ancestry and how the various forms of life on Earth are related – the more similar […]
Environment And Taxonomy Shape The Genomic Signature Of Prokaryotic Extremophiles
This study provides comprehensive quantitative evidence suggesting that adaptations to extreme temperatures and pH imprint a discernible environmental component in the genomic signature of microbial extremophiles.
These Away Teams Are Building The Largest Knowledge Graph Of Life On Earth
Editor’s note: As we search for life on other worlds via orbital and surface surveys, it is useful to use Earth and its diverse biota on land, sea, and air, […]
Digitizing UK Natural History Collections Is Vital To Understand Life On Earth
Editor’s note: here on Earth we have yet to complete catalog all of the species of life on our planet. Over the centuries improved ways of characterizing life forms and […]
Newly Established Bulgarian Barcode Of Life To Support Biodiversity Conservation In The Country
Editor’s note: here on Earth we have yet to complete catalog all of the species of life on our planet. Over the centuries improved ways of characterizing life forms and […]
