Climate change and globalization are driving a surge in threats to crops from insects and mites, researchers say. Rising ...

"One catastrophic event could wipe them out entirely." Scientists issue warning over threats facing newly discovered ...

Research from the University of East Anglia reveals that birds with narrow climate preferences are more vulnerable to ...

Biodiversity offers us innumerable benefits but it faces threats from a range of anthropogenic activities. How can ...

The habitat of one of the world’s cutest endangered animals is being threatened by human-caused climate change. The Caspian seal is the only marine mammal found in the 143,200-square-mile Caspian Sea.

Ecologists are investigating the decline of insect populations in the world's tropical forests. Insects, the most abundant and diverse group of animals on Earth, are experiencing alarming declines, ...

Human-induced climate change has increasingly been identified as a major threat to global biodiversity. However, the extent ...

After decades in medicine, I’ve come to see something fundamental: the health of our planet and the health of our people are ...

Climate change brings both direct and abstract threats to national security ... Overexploitation of natural resources and biodiversity is compounding the problem, according to Emmett Duffy ...

A new U.N. report maps a path toward a more sustainable future and challenges society to question basic assumptions and values about the environment, consumption and waste.

Scientists use fossil pollen to study ancient plant diversity and guide future conservation action strategies worldwide.

Chimpanzees and gorillas face increasing threats from wildfires ... rivers and wetlands – is critical for halting declines in biodiversity and giving species the best chance to adapt to climate change ...