Turtles and tortoises (chelonians) have been integral components of global ecosystems for
about 220 million years and have played important roles in human culture for at least …

Utility-scale solar energy (USSE) is rapidly expanding and expected to compose the largest
source of renewable-generated electricity in the United States and globally over the coming …

We present a review and analysis of the conservation status and International Union for
Conservation of Nature (IUCN) threat categories of all 360 currently recognized species of …

Aim Tropical species are thought to be more susceptible to climate warming than are higher
latitude species. This prediction is largely based on the assumption that tropical species can …

The fragmentation of free-flowing rivers (FFRs) through major infrastructure development
remains a pivotal threat to global freshwater biodiversity. More than 3400 large hydropower …

Phylogenetic diversity measures are increasingly used in conservation planning to
represent aspects of biodiversity beyond that captured by species richness. Here we …

Before humans arrived, giant tortoises occurred on many western Indian Ocean islands. We
combined ancient DNA, phylogenetic, ancestral range, and molecular clock analyses with …

A great diversity of parasites, from viruses and bacteria to a range of remarkable eukaryotic
organisms, exploit reptile and amphibian hosts. Recent increases in the emergence of …

Post-publication, an investigation conducted on behalf of the journal by Elsevier's Research
Integrity & Publishing Ethics team determined that 1 of the reviews for this manuscript was …

The defining masterwork on the evolution of reptiles. Over 300 million years ago, an early
land vertebrate developed an egg that contained the embryo in an amnion, allowing it to be …