Man has killed off much of the Earth’s existing wildlife, and some scientists argue that human activity has set off the world’s sixth mass extinction event. New research now shows global animal ...
Biodiversity loss also represents a serious risk to business. Mining, oil and gas, forestry, agriculture, fishing and tourism are exposed to nature-related risks of nearly $1.9 trillion, according to ...
Fewer than 15 percent of countries have submitted plans to slow the destruction of nature ahead of a global biodiversity summit in Colombia, according to a count shared by the United Nations on ...
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Using satellite data and bird calls to determine biodiversity: that was the idea behind the launch of start-up Hula Earth two ...
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The UN biodiversity conference is underway in Montreal, Canada where every nation on Earth is meeting to try to find a solution to the biodiversity crisis. As the human population ...
Earth has millions of fungi species, but the official emoji library has only one: Amanita muscaria, the red-capped, white-spotted mushroom found in fairy tale picture books and Super Mario Brothers. A ...
As I wander around Cambridge University Botanic Garden, a tree called the Wollemi pine often catches my eye. It's one of our rarest trees, and a distinctive looking pine, with broad needles and bark ...
Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research Human beings have massively changed the Earth system. Greenhouse-gas emissions produced by human activities have caused the ...
Ms. Renkl is a contributing Opinion writer who covers flora, fauna, politics and culture in the American South. This article is part of Times Opinion’s Giving Guide 2024. Read more in a note from ...
Will 2022 be any better than 2021? It’s up to us to make it better by building on past experience and by linking local actions to global needs. The worldwide biodiversity crisis is one of three main ...
The biodiversity crisis will most directly affect distinctive members of the avian family. Get ready for a world that “is really simple and brown and boring.” A ...