Halting and reversing the global decline in biodiversity is now urgent to avoid destabilizing Earth's vital systems that ...

In a recent study published in Nature, researchers assessed the global human impact on biological communities. Human activities could lead to changes in biodiversity composition across various ...

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 ...

A new study warns that halting biodiversity loss by 2030 is essential to keep Earth’s life-support systems stable.

A new review study traces the complex links between biodiversity loss and emerging infectious diseases — though one doesn’t necessarily lead to the other. Instead, complex interactions between factors ...

Scientists deploy all sorts of fancy metrics to determine how much biodiversity they find in a forest. The Shannon Diversity Index is based on the number of species and the size of their populations.

Yuchen Geng and Arpita Bose consider the invisible foundation of life, explaining why microbes must be included in ...

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 ...

Diverse soil microbial communities may help suppress pathogens naturally, acting as a biological barrier against their ...

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