A recent genetic study reveals surprising evolutionary history and serious conservation concerns of the Siberian flying squirrel. The Siberian ...

Indicator species are living organisms that tell us that something has changed or is going to change in their environment. They can be easily observed, and studying them is considered a cost ...

One technique involves finding species that are sensitive to ecosystem change in a given area, but this is tough work. Many of the best indicator species are small and hard to find.

American pikas are more than just adorable little mountain dwellers — they're also a potential canary in the coal mine when it comes to the impact of climate change on their ecosystem. B.C ...

A recession indicator widely followed on Wall Street was just triggered by the July jobs report.. But the person who created it doesn’t think the U.S. economy actually is in recession right now.

A bite-sized show about big ideas. From the people who make Planet Money, The Indicator helps you make sense of what's happening in today's economy. It's a quick hit of insight into money, work ...

As the world’s largest tropical rainforest, the Amazon is home to a staggering 3 million species. And a team of researchers just published their discovery of one more. In 2023, Evan Koch — a ...

Like indicator species, which help alert us to changes in the environment where they live, umbrella species also need to be easily observed for scientists to study them.

Researchers in the Amazon have discovered the world's largest snake species - an enormous green anaconda - in Ecuador's rainforest that split off from its closest relatives 10 million years ago ...

He said plovers are indicator species, so if their population is in trouble, so are beaches and coastal habitats. "If the piping plovers, the most vulnerable can do well, it's a domino effect to ...