Protecting biodiversity is not only about saving nature for its own sake; it is fundamentally about safeguarding human rights ...

Cultural diversity is likely to have an overall positive effect on the biodiversity of ecosystems. The homogenization of human life forms may therefore be regarded as an important motor of the ongoing ...

Humans have wiped out around 1,400 bird species - double the amount previously thought - a recent study has found. This amounts to one in nine or 12 per cent of species being lost over modern human ...

The rapidity of animal species extinction is a grave concern, currently occurring at a rate 35 times faster than anticipated. This alarming increase is largely due to human intervention, a critical ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

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 ...

Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...

CNN — Almost a third of the Earth will need to be protected by 2030 and pollution cut by half to save our remaining wildlife, as we enter the planet's sixth era of mass extinction, according to a ...

Researchers have launched a database highlighting microbes that support human health and ecosystem resilience.

Although humans are to blame for nature's recent decline, a new study shows that for millennia, European farming practices drove biodiversity gains, not losses.

Biodiversity is the diversity of all life on Earth, which includes diversity within and between species, as well as diversity of landscapes, regions, and habitats. It also includes the diversity of ...