It’s heartbreaking to realize that creatures we’ve grown up admiring are fighting for survival due to rising global temperatures. Global warming isn’t just a distant threat; it’s a present danger, ...

You’ve heard the slogans: save the whales, protect our pollinators. You may have lamented the decline of polar bears or the last of the northern white rhinos. But scientists are only beginning to ...

In the face of escalating climate challenges, the livestock industry is the focus of heated discussions, blamed for considerable greenhouse gas emissions and environmental decline. Yet, the livestock ...

An insistent buzzing at sunset followed by itchy, spotted legs. Here in Denmark, mosquitoes are mostly an annoying—but ...

More than one-third of all animals on Earth, from beetles to cows to elephants, depend on plant-based diets. Plants are a low-calorie food source, so it can be challenging for animals to consume ...

Scientists have long known that human activity often helps pathogens spread. Human-caused climate change can push disease-carrying mosquitoes or ticks into new places as temperatures rise, and ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. – A novel analysis suggests more than 3,500 animal species are threatened by climate change and also sheds light on huge gaps in fully understanding the risk to the animal kingdom. The ...

Across the planet, animals are increasingly suffering from chronic illnesses once seen only in humans. Cats, dogs, cows, and ...

Climate change is one of the top threats to vulnerable species around the world, driving widespread losses of plants and ...

Interlinkages between biodiversity and climate change / Manuel Guariguate -- Biodiversity and climate change : what do we know, what can we do? : a German perspective / Peter Boye and Frank ...

The movement of people can also spread pathogens to new regions. Different countries need to co-ordinate a response as ...

When snow falls on the ice sheet, where subzero temperatures ensure it doesn’t melt. Antarctic temperatures regularly reach -40°C or lower in the interior, with the lowest ever temperature on Earth ...