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 ...

An international team of scientists has developed ways to measure and compare the impact of "darkwaves"—when extreme weather ...

A newly published study from Åbo Akademi University, Finland shows the significant influence of human-induced pressures on the structure and functioning of coastal invertebrate communities in the ...

Human-wildlife conflict has driven the decline of once-abundant species and is pushing others to the brink of extinction.

All organisms in an ecosystem are interconnected, and any imbalance in this complex relationship can have irreversible consequences for both humans and nonhumans. Numerous examples illustrate how the ...

Archaeologists have traced the earliest case of lead pollution by humans to the Aegean Sea region around 5,200 years ago. The findings, published in the journal Communications Earth & Environment, ...

A man in glasses looks into a fish tank in which fish of many colors are swimming. Ecotoxicologist Bob Wong studies how fish change when exposed to the antidepressant medication fluoxetine. Credit: ...

Over the years, we’ve turned research, anecdotes and everyday experiences into a whole constellation of stories about the way we impact our world. Still, some voices may be missing from the ...

Two impact investing leaders explore how to reconcile the many benefits of nature with the existing metrics of today's ...

Proposed changes to the Endangered Species Act under the Trump administration could significantly alter how wildlife and habitat are protected in Oklahoma, prom ...