biodiversity
Xmalesia: Indonesia’s Digital Herbarium
The Xmalesia digital herbarium currently has a collection of 2,000 plant samples and 800 DNA barcodes.
Tiny Snail Sheds Light On Subterranean Diversity In Eurasia
A snail discovered in the Nodong cave in South Korea provides a glimpse into the ancient subterranean biodiversity in the region.
Ancient Chinese Archives Track Decline Of Rare Apes
Combing through historical records, scientists have charted the decline of gibbons in China through the centuries.
Numbers May Mask Fish Biodiversity Loss
A realistically complex mathematical model of fish ecosystems has shown that increased numbers may mask the loss of biodiversity.
New Bird Species Discovered In China
The Sichuan bush warbler, Locustella chengi, has been named after the late Professor Cheng Tso-hsin.
NUS Launches Singapore’s First Natural History Museum
The US$41 million Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum is an important resource for Southeast Asian biodiversity researchers.
Asian Medical Plants Face Extinction Risk
The loss of Asia's biodiversity could also mean the loss of future drugs, with natural products the source of more than a third of the drugs available on the market.
Two Unusual Anemones Found In Japan
Unlike other members of the same species, the newly discovered anemone do not have symbiotic, photosynthetic algae.
Xinjiang’s Diverse Seed Beetles
Researchers have discovered 19 different species of seed beetle in Xinjiang, China, including four that were not previously associated with the region.
