Humanity has triggered the sixth mass extinction episode since the beginning of the
Phanerozoic. The complexity of this extinction crisis is centred on the intersection of two …

Simple Summary Coral reefs are vital ecosystems with high biodiversity and ecological
services for coastal communities. Climate change is accelerating, with detrimental …

Species differ in their biological susceptibility to extinction, but the set of traits determining
susceptibility varies across taxa. It is yet unclear which patterns are common to all taxa, and …

The field of plant science has grown dramatically in the past two decades, but global
disparities and systemic inequalities persist. Here, we analyzed~ 300,000 papers published …

Islands have long been recognized as distinctive evolutionary arenas leading to
morphologically divergent species, such as dwarfs and giants. We assessed how body size …

Elasmobranchs are heavily impacted by fishing. Catch statistics are grossly underestimated
due to missing data from various fishery sectors such as small-scale fisheries. Marine …

Calls for urgent action to conserve biodiversity under global change are increasing, and
conservation of migratory species in this context poses special challenges. In the last two …

Industrialization has raised the concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in Earth's atmosphere
by half since 1770, posing a risk from ocean acidification to global biodiversity, including …

Tetrapods (amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals) are model systems for global
biodiversity science, but continuing data gaps, limited data standardisation, and ongoing flux …

Conservation assessments are essential for preserving biodiversity. However, many reptile
species have not been evaluated owing to data deficiencies. The Slender racer …