Globally, more than one million species are threatened with extinction, but often interventions intended to protect biodiversity are not rooted in robust research. The field has an opportunity to ...

Destroying forests, draining wetlands, and reshaping land can increase disease risk by changing how people and wildlife ...

Archaeologists have spent years wondering why the earliest human homes tend to be found in rough terrain, mountain valleys, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Humans are making the world’s wildlife dangerously 'samey'. Some scientists have a word for this reshuffling of life: the ...

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 ...

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

What do multinational corporations care about? Well, profits. What else? As it turns out, a new study finds that ...