Poland's controversial border fence is meant to deter illegal migration, but it also blocks wildlife movement in the unique ...

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 ...

There hasn’t been any real doubt that humans cause environmental issues in the world for a long time. There also hasn’t been much doubt that we cause issues with biodiversity. There has, however, been ...

The seas have long sustained human life, but a new UC Santa Barbara study shows that rising climate and human pressures are pushing the oceans toward a dangerous threshold. Vast and powerful, the ...

Human biology evolved for a world of movement, nature, and short bursts of stress—not the constant pressure of modern life.

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 ...

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 ...

Plastic waste in European coots' nests acts as a stratified record of human impact on nature. Credit: Ellen26 https://www.needpix.com/photo/1849749/ Plastic waste in ...

Laysan albatrosses (above) and California sea lions (below) are among the marine predator species tracked by the TOPP program. (Photos by Dan Costa, UC Santa Cruz) Humpback whale. (Photo by Bruce Mate ...

Policies enacted by seven nations and one international agreement have been recognized by the World Future Council for “top policy solutions for [humans], nature and generations to come.” On this ...

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