Every breath you take carries an invisible record of the living world, and scientists have discovered a way to read it using ...

At more than 22,000 feet above sea level, conditions become hostile to almost all forms of mammalian life. Oxygen levels are ...

Environmental DNA contained in a small sample of water, sand or even air can reveal the presence of people, wildlife and ...

For conservation and the management of human–wildlife conflicts, it is of great interest to know which species are eaten by ...

Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding has emerged as a powerful tool for monitoring aquatic biodiversity, enabling researchers to identify fish species from traces of DNA found in water without using ...

Researchers using cutting-edge environmental DNA (eDNA) technology have uncovered far greater biodiversity in eastern Ontario waterways than traditional monitoring methods detected over more than a ...

A new study of tiger scats from Ranthambore Tiger Reserve compared the accuracy of new DNA metabarcoding versus traditional methods, and found that metabarcoding was able to detect a far more diverse ...

The African wild dog is one of Africa’s most endangered predators. African wild dogs are highly elusive, avoiding human contact and utilising vast, remote territories to remain out of sight. Current ...

An Australian Curtin University study has revealed a new method of capturing DNA could provide farmers with a valuable tool for boosting crop production — while also benefiting the environment.

Locations of 59 lakes sampled for sedimentary DNA analysis, overlaid on a vegetation map of the Tibetan Plateau. Ⅰ, needleleaf forest; Ⅱ, needleleaf and broadleaf mixed forest; Ⅲ, broadleaf forest; Ⅳ, ...