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 ...

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 ...

Earth is home to millions of discovered species of plants and animals with many more yet to be known. They all play vital roles in each other, their ecosystems, and the planet's overall health and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Biodiversity is the diversity of all life on Earth, which includes diversity within and between species, as well as diversity of landscapes, regions, and habitats. It also includes the diversity of ...

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