A large-scale study led by the University of Jyväskylä revealed that human activity is consistently changing the ecosystems ...

If one considers the history of human progress, many breakthroughs were driven either by government or by business. Powerful political leaders and savvy entrepreneurs have accomplished a lot. Yet a ...

Invasive alien species don’t only drive out other native species, they also dramatically transform soils, water and ecosystems. A new assessment tool aims to pinpoint the negative environmental ...

Many of the most damaging invasions do not simply subtract species; they fundamentally remodel the environment, altering habitats, rewiring interactions, and shifting processes in ways that species ...

Western mosquitofish, pictured here, are known as the "plague minnow" due to their aggressive impact on native habitats when introduced. For decades, ecologists have known that how a species looks or ...

Animals are noisy. And their noises can travel a long way. But making sounds can be a double-edged sword: it can help them communicate, sometimes over long distances, but it can also reveal them to ...

It is easy for customers to get stressed when they are handling sensitive business, like their finances or health insurance, online. But, according to a new study, there’s an easy way for companies to ...

Each year on March 3, World Wildlife Day draws global attention to the plants and animals that make life on Earth possible.

This Ethics Spotlight explores the impact AI is having on human dignity, part of the Markkula Center’s work in the international project New Humanism in the time of Neurosciences and Artificial ...

Live Science spoke with Rob Dunn, an applied ecologist and author of the book "The Call of the Honeyguide," about "mutualism" — how different species team up for their mutual benefit — and how humans ...