When the Black Death depopulated Europe, abandoned farmland reverted to forest—and plant diversity declined. The lesson may complicate modern calls to simply “let nature take over.” ...

Biodiversity is declining across the globe as climate change, habitat loss, and human activity disrupt ecosystems. Changes in ...

The bubonic plague, which swept across Europe between 1347 and 1353, is estimated to have killed up to one half of the ...

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 ...

New study finds that plant biodiversity collapsed in landscapes where arable production was abandoned during and after 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, ...

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 ...

Global environmental degradation and biodiversity loss: implications for human health / Eric Chivian -- Earthly dominion: population growth, biodiversity, and health / Robert Engelman -- Biodiversity ...

The Japanese government’s financing of natural gas projects worldwide, via its international development lender, has resulted in environmental degradation and human rights violations, according to ...