Birds are a barometer of the health of water sources, habitats, and air quality. A notable example is the use of canaries in coal mines during the 20th century to detect unsafe carbon monoxide levels ...

Tipping points are the death of ecosystems. So scientists watch as warning signs gradually worsen until an ecosystem reaches the point of no return, when animal populations suddenly collapse. While ...

Each year on March 3, World Wildlife Day draws global attention to the plants and animals that make life on Earth possible. Established by the United Nations to mark the signing of the Convention on ...

March 31 - In his book Black Sun, Edward Abbey called butterflies “flying flowers”. I think of that line when I see western tiger swallowtails near my home. They bring me joy. But butterfly ...

New study from the University of Exeter shows that ecosystems can recover quickly when small actions push them past a tipping ...

The road from Kouré to Baboussay in Niger runs through an area of tiger bush vegetation. This type of vegetation gets its name from the tiger-like pattern of alternating bands of dense vegetation ...

Scientists have warned that a new UK Government report on global biodiversity loss and national security risks distorting evidence and driving ineffective policy by framing ecological degradation and ...

(Beyond Pesticides, May 6, 2025) A study in Ecology Letters finds “severe degradation of ecosystem functioning in the form of loss of organic matter consumption and dramatic shifts in primary ...

The focus of experts in global security tends to orbit familiar threats. War in Europe and the Middle East. Trade disruption and financial volatility. Technology shocks and threats to information ...