To save biodiversity, on-the-ground agencies need to set the conservation research agenda, not distant academics and non-governmental organizations, argue Robert J. Smith and colleagues.

Palaeontologists must model the causes of biodiversity rather than simply cataloguing fossils, says Douglas Erwin, as they curate the only record of ecosystems undamaged by humans.

A growing number of conservationists are questioning the scientific quality of the Red List, a hugely influential barometer of extinction risk.

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Nature-loving visitors to protected animal reserves can make carnivorous animals like bobcats and coyotes scarper, a new study says.

A new way to predict how habitat zones will shift or vanish could help usher endangered species to safety.

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