genetic diversity

Florida researchers transported 30 elkhorn coral pieces to a land hatchery to protect them from potential mass bleaching due to warming waters. The coral species is functionally extinct in parts of Florida after heatwaves in 2023 and 2024, prompting efforts to preserve genetic diversity in controlled environments.

Florida researchers transported 30 elkhorn coral pieces to a land hatchery to protect them from potential mass bleaching due to warming waters. Scientists warn that repeated heatwaves have made the coral functionally extinct in parts of Florida, prompting efforts to preserve genetic diversity through nurseries and hatcheries.

Florida researchers transported 30 pieces of endangered elkhorn coral to a land hatchery to protect them from potential mass bleaching due to warming waters. The coral, functionally extinct in parts of Florida due to heatwaves in 2023 and 2024, is being preserved for genetic diversity to combat climate change threats.

New research suggests malaria influenced early human evolution by pushing populations away from high-risk regions in Africa, fragmenting groups and shaping genetic diversity over tens of thousands of years.

A study analyzing 128 high-coverage Indigenous American genomes reveals extensive genetic diversity shaped by South American dispersals, ancient Australasian admixture, archaic introgression, and long-term adaptation. The findings indicate a more complex evolutionary history for Indigenous Americans than previously understood.

A study published in Nature on April 22, 2026, reveals extensive genetic diversity and a complex history of dispersals, continuity, and adaptation among Indigenous American populations through a large genomic dataset. The research addresses their under-representation in global genomic studies and highlights evolutionary processes shaping these communities.