Animals and plants also live and thrive on public squares. This creates opportunities for greater biodiversity and well-being for the human population. Researchers at the Technical University of ...

Intensive agriculture leads to the loss of biodiversity – especially in arable farming, where large quantities of pesticides and fertilizers are used. Not only is biodiversity often declining, the ...

The accelerating alteration of terrestrial and marine ecosystems by human activities has become one of the principal drivers of biodiversity loss and the erosion of wilderness. Land-use change for ...

Across continents and cultures, one of the most striking features of ancient rock art is how often it places the natural world at its center. Whether etched into sandstone cliffs in the Sahara, ...

Farmers and foresters manage around 80% of Germany's land area. They are therefore key agents of change in protecting ...

A Branco Weiss Fellowship – Society in Science has been awarded to Dr Gergana Daskalova. The fellowship funds Daskalova’s research project “Biodiversity change amidst disappearing human traditions and ...

The experts’ assessment is clear: humans are the major threat to Earth’s land, seas and all the living things they shelter, including ourselves. The COP16 biodiversity summit in Cali, Colombia, enters ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Rapid urbanization in Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu, has led to changes in bird behavior, with urban birds showing increased tolerance toward humans.

As nations race to restore ecosystems and curb climate change, research has shown that letting nature do the work is a ...

The sudden loss of nearly half of Europe's population between 1347 and 1353 due to the bubonic plague surprisingly led to a decline in plant diversity across the continent, a new study reveals. Until ...

China’s terrestrial vertebrates have declined by half, a new report reveals. Beijing, China – Since 1970, China’s terrestrial vertebrates have declined by half, while the nation’s Ecological Footprint ...