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Biodiversity stories

Since the beginning of time, we’ve told stories to make sense of the world. Here, biodiversity comes to life through articles that blend science, wonder, and curiosity. These stories inform without overwhelming, explain without oversimplifying, and bring you closer to what keeps life in balance: the intricate beauty of nature.

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  • Remote sensing: an aid for forests

    Remote sensing: an aid for forests

    Thanks to the data provided by satellite, it is possible to monitor the spread of ink disease

    According to research published in the journal Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment, and conducted by a group of scientists in which CNR-Iret and the University of Tuscia took part, satellite remote sensing data may prove to be of great use in detecting forest damage produced by ink disease.

  • eDNA: studying biodiversity without capture

    eDNA: studying biodiversity without capture

    Thanks to the environmental DNA method, it is possible to investigate fish biodiversity without collecting fish

    Studying fish biodiversity does not require catching fish. That’s according to research published in Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, and conducted by scientists from the Ogs (National Institute of Oceanography and Experimental Geophysics) together with Arpa Fvg and Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, which showed the effectiveness of a new method, called eDNA.

  • Butterflies: the long flight over the Atlantic

    Butterflies: the long flight over the Atlantic

    Widespread on all continents, the thistle vanessa is capable of extraordinary migrations

    A study published in Nature Communications, conducted by an international research team, confirms the extraordinary ability of thistle vanessa butterflies(Vanessa cardui) to undertake transatlantic migrations.

  • Nocturnals by force: animals that avoid tourists

    Nocturnals by force: animals that avoid tourists

    If visitors crowd the forests, animals find strategies to escape them. But they pay the price

    Once a place of silence and solitude, mountains are now a favorite destination for those who enjoy nature tourism – which, however, invades, in spite of itself, the habitat of many animal species. A study published in the scientific journal Ambio, conducted by the University of Florence and MUSE – Trento’s Museum of Science, investigates the long-term effects of mountain tourism on local mammal communities.