Global conservation success now requires tracking 126 bird species currently classified as lost to science. Facing 10 times more extreme heat days has created a critical survival barrier for tropical ...

Extinction rates far exceed natural background levels observed in the fossil record, though they have not yet reached the scale of past mass extinction events, highlighting the urgent need for ...

(Beyond Pesticides, May 6, 2025) A study in Ecology Letters finds “severe degradation of ecosystem functioning in the form of loss of organic matter consumption and dramatic shifts in primary ...

The focus of experts in global security tends to orbit familiar threats. War in Europe and the Middle East. Trade disruption and financial volatility. Technology shocks and threats to information ...

A new study published in the journal One Earth reveals that the way ecosystems collapse—abruptly or gradually—may depend on internal complexity, much like how magnetic materials behave under stress.

Setting aside land for nature is one of the main global strategies to conserve biodiversity. From national parks to local reserves, these areas are designed to give wildlife the space it needs to ...

Each year on March 3, World Wildlife Day draws global attention to the plants and animals that make life on Earth possible. Established by the United Nations to mark the signing of the Convention on ...