Humans are having a highly detrimental impact on biodiversity worldwide. Not only is the number of species declining, but the composition of species communities is also changing. This is one of the ...

A new paper by evolutionary anthropologists Colin Shaw (University of Zurich) and Daniel Longman (Loughborough University) ...

"Industrialization has rapidly transformed the world around us—faster than our bodies can adapt,” a physiologist told Newsweek.

Nature Research Intelligence Topics Topic summaries Environmental Sciences Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Human Impacts of Climate Change and Human Adaptation Global heating and its associated ...

These two haunting wildlife portraits reveal the quiet violence of human expansion and, more importantly, the fragile lives ...

Encroachment on plant and animal life by man is fueling diseases. As the war against COVID-19 brings entire countries to a screeching halt, the planet is beginning to see a glimpse into a world ...

Iztuzu Beach in Turkey was closed during part of the pandemic. Around the world, lockdowns to combat Covid-19 forced people to stay home and halt activities—with mixed results for ecosystems and the ...

Researchers believe that due to increasing population and expansion of cities, humans will not be able to return to natural ...

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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 ...

Global heating and its associated environmental disruptions are increasingly affecting human societies through deteriorating public health, economic instability, and social dislocation. Rising ...