What Italy’s wall lizards reveal about genetic diversity and why it matters

"By showing how colour variants that have coexisted for millions of years can be wiped out, we now better understand how the emergence of new traits changes the natural processes that maintain diversity within species."…

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/28/conservation-biodiversity-species-genetics-wall-lizards-aeolian-italy-aoe

 

Five charts that show why our food is not ready for the climate crisis

Crops are already seeing losses from heat and drought. Can genetic diversity – a return to foods' origins – help combat the climate challenges ahead?

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/apr/22/climate-food-biodiversity-five-charts