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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. Subscribe to our newsletter ...

Altering streamflow can endanger the ecosystems that rely on it, but researchers have lacked data on how human infrastructure has impacted streamflow in the U.S. Now, a study has mapped streamflow ...

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 ...

Yellowstone has long been a mecca for scientists studying how predators affect everything from elk grazing to vegetation ...

Human activities rather than climate change are having a more devastating effect on mollusk communities, according to new research. An analysis of more than 70,000 fossils indicates that mollusk ...

Traditionally, it has been assumed that cultivating food leads to a loss of biodiversity and negative impacts on an ecosystem. A new study found that urban gardens are beneficial for biodiversity, ...

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 ...

Traditionally, it has been assumed that cultivating food leads to a loss of biodiversity and negative impacts on an ecosystem. A new study defies this assumption, showing that community gardens and ...