Invertebrates, like vertebrates, are classed by body form, life cycle, and evolutionary history. Invertebrates are animals that lack a backbone or bony skeleton.They vary in size from microscopic ...

Many of Australia’s natural places are in a poor state. While important work is being done to protect particular species, we must also take a broader approach to returning entire ecosystems to their ...

We’re asking people from around the world to nominate their favourite spineless species for our third Invertebrate of the Year competition ...

When I was about 7 or 8 years old, my biology-professor dad brought me a present home from work: a jar of sticks. Or at least that’s what I thought it was. When some of them started moving he ...

As a field biologist with a Master of Science degree, I get to see daily the vital importance invertebrates contribute to our ecosystem.The services they perform, including but not limited to ...

A glacier-fed river from the Odenwinkelkees glacier, Austria. Jonathan Carrivick, CC BY-NC-ND Glaciers across the European Alps are melting at an alarming rate. Between 2000 and 2014, glaciers in the ...

Meanwhile, invertebrates are often overlooked. But our new research shows rewilding with invertebrates—insects, worms, spiders and the like—can go a long way in bringing our degraded landscapes back ...