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December 5, 2025Science AdvancesOpen Access

The past and future of known biodiversity: Rates, patterns, and projections of new species over time

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XLXin LiDYDing YangLWLiang Wang

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Analysis reveals accelerating rates of species descriptions, highlighting trends in biodiversity across arthropods and fungi.

Key Points

  • Accelerated rates of species descriptions indicate a growing understanding of biodiversity, especially since 2000.
  • Recent spikes in new species vary by group, with arthropods and fungi showing significant changes.
  • Analysis of historical data reveals complex trends between past and current species richness.
  • Projecting future species counts remains uncertain, suggesting caution despite intriguing patterns in biodiversity.

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Li et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/694022612d562116f28fc93dhttps://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adz3071
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