Trump Administration Eyes Threatened Species Status For Yellow Lance Freshwater Mussel

Medicine & Technology Apr 07, 2017

Yellow lance freshwater mussels soon to be listed as a threatened species.

Parasitic 'Dementor' Wasp Leaves Prey Without Free Will

May 28, 2015

You may think a wasp that can zombify its prey with venom in order to eat it alive sounds like the stuff of nightmares, but it's actually the stuff of biodiversity. Called the dementor wasp, this terrifying insect was just discovered last year-along with 138 other new species-in the Greater Mekong Region of Asia, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) reports today.

Celebrate International Day of Biological Diversity with The Great Nature Project

May 23, 2015

May 22nd is the UN's International Day of Biological Diversity. This year's theme: Biodiversity for Sustainable Development. But instead of making little Pinterest planet Earth cupcakes or watching a movie about wildlife, why not get involved with National Geographic's Great Nature Project and have a real impact contributing to the scientific record?