A Scientific Breakthrough Made With An Indigenous Community. Moose, caribou, deer... they've roamed the forests for thousands of years, shaping ecosystems as much as human cultures have. But how can ...

The ability to extract trace bits of DNA from soil, water, and even air is revolutionizing science. Are there pitfalls? By Peter Andrey Smith/Undark Published Feb 14, 2024 8:06 AM EST This article was ...

Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding has emerged as a transformative approach in the assessment of biodiversity. By extracting DNA directly from complex environmental samples—such as water, soil, or ...

Scientists have discovered mosquitoes can act like tiny "flying wildlife surveyors," helping researchers detect elusive and endangered animals in Australia's national parks. A team from Macquarie ...

Researchers have developed a method to measure coral biodiversity through extracting the environmental DNA (or eDNA) from a liter of surface seawater collected from above a reef. The method has been ...

The ability to extract trace bits of DNA from soil, water, and even air is revolutionizing science. But it's not foolproof. In the late 1980s, at a federal research facility in Pensacola, Florida, ...

The Mediterranean Sea houses nine cetacean species, including the fin and sperm whales, both endangered. Scientists are using modern techniques like metabarcoding environmental DNA to study these ...

Salmon lie on the deck of a commercial fishing boat. With refinements to eDNA tracking methods, researchers can now collect data about what fish were present in an area up to two days after the fish ...

Air samples collected at pollution monitoring stations could provide a treasure trove of data on plant and animal life thanks to new environmental DNA methods. Environmental DNA (eDNA) comes from shed ...

Over 60 animal species in three days. That is how many mammals, birds and amphibians researchers found DNA traces from in the air in a Danish forest. The results can pave the way for a new and ...

Patrick Omeja was supported by the International Development Research Centre. The world is losing animals at an alarming rate due to habitat degradation, climate change and illegal human activities in ...