Intact ecosystems have the capacity for self-regulation, which keeps their complex structure of species—such as animals, ...

The value of ecological biodiversity for maintaining ecosystem stability and function is well established, but a recent study points to a novel way to fine-tune our ability to measure it at larger ...

The Brazilian Cerrado, recognized as one of the world’s most species-diverse and threatened ecodomains on the planet, faces ...

Dr Shawan Chowdhury is an ecologist specialising in insects and biodiversity on our changing planet. Among his published papers is a 2021 review of butterfly migration worldwide, a study he led in ...

When the Black Death depopulated Europe, abandoned farmland reverted to forest—and plant diversity declined. The lesson may ...

Environmental Science major Jennifer Arena ’26 says she was struck by the University's urban setting on her first visit to campus. “It felt that it needed more areas of natural landscape,” she said.

Environmental scientists, ecologists, and policy experts argue in a letter published today in Science that the proposed Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework—a new international agreement to protect ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund are holding their annual meetings this week, Oct. 14-20, in Washington, D.C. Amid the ...

The landscape of corporate environmental responsibility is evolving beyond a focus on climate issues to more holistically account for nature-related risks, such as biodiversity loss. Recognizing the ...