deforestation

Insect populations and species diversity are drastically reduced in areas affected by both climate change and agriculture-related habitat destruction, according to a new study.

Half or more of the world’s largest forest is in danger of transitioning into grassland, researchers say.

In the book’s introduction, “Connections,” Suzanne Simard relates how her “perception of the woods has been turned upside down.”

Numerous studies link habitat destruction to malaria and other vector-borne diseases, but the relationship isn’t always clear.

The ongoing saga that led to psychologist Dirk Smeesters’s resignation from the Erasmus University Rotterdam has the scientific community discussing new ways to detect data fraud.

A US Fish and Wildlife official responds to the assertion that the northern spotted owl is being mismanaged by government.

The imperiled northern spotted owl faces extinction if efforts enacted to save it continue to put politics ahead of science.

Human development may destroy natural habitats, but it could also provide amphibians with a safe haven from deadly fungal infections.