Through the ages, the presence of humans has increased the heterogeneity and complexity of ecosystems and has often had a positive effect on their biodiversity. Cultural diversity is likely to have an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Humans have wiped out 1,400 bird species with ‘cascading harmful effects’ on biodiversity Humans have wiped out around 1,400 bird ...

Humans have been an important driver of vegetation change over thousands of years, and, in some places, had positive impacts on biodiversity, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of ...

Cultural diversity is likely to have an overall positive effect on the biodiversity of ecosystems. The homogenization of human life forms may therefore be regarded as an important motor of the ongoing ...

Biodiversity loss is directly threatening human health and welfare, according to new research led by the University of ...

Pollinators have economic and health benefits, but those benefits have been difficult to quantify. A new study puts some ...

Rapid urbanization in Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu, has led to changes in bird behavior, with urban birds showing increased tolerance toward humans. The urban sprawl has caused habitat loss, with the ...

In healthy ecosystems, mosquitoes feed on a wide range of animals, including birds, amphibians, and mammals. But when those ecosystems lose species, mosquitoes are left with fewer choices. New ...

CNN — Almost a third of the Earth will need to be protected by 2030 and pollution cut by half to save our remaining wildlife, as we enter the planet's sixth era of mass extinction, according to a ...

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 ...

Humans rely on a wide range of animals, plants, and microorganisms for healthy living environments. Research has shown that the continuing decline in biodiversity—the variety of life on Earth—is a ...