biodiversity

Nature Communications, Published online: 12 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41467-026-77501-4 Human-driven environmental change is reshaping ecological communities worldwide. Analysing 4,748 sites across 129 studies, we show that formerly common species decline disproportionately compared to rare species in marine and terrestrial assemblages.

Wildlife officers in Colorado were forced to euthanize an 18-year-old black bear after plastic bags and wipes caused a fatal digestive blockage. The post Colorado Bear Euthanized With Trash in Intestines as Food Scarcity Drives Record Conflict appeared first on Outside Online .

Scientific Data, Published online: 12 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41597-026-08288-8 A dataset of drought-induced tree mortality in Canada’s boreal forests from 1970 to 2020

Microbial communities shape life at every stratum of environmental hierarchy, ranging from a wide spectrum of functionalities such as nutrient cycling processes that support ecosystem functioning in soil biome to those of intricate balance between disease causal and responsive immune defenses in animals. This review explores the roles of microbial niches in shaping pathogen persistence, antimicro…

Scientific Reports, Published online: 11 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41598-026-67411-2 Weather extremes in migration dynamics: evidence from the Philippines

An agreement signed Friday formalizes seven tribes as co-managers of the Clear Lake watershed. Mercury contamination, toxic algal blooms and invasive fishes have threatened a rare and revered local fish.

EDGEFIELD, S.C. — During his first year as a crew supervisor with New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s Fish and Wildlife Bureau of Land Management, Joe Burke has dedicated his time to planning out habitat plantings for wild turkey, deer, pheasant and other wildlife species on wildlife management areas across the northern region of the […] The post NWTF New Jersey Bolsters Habitat o…

Organophosphate esters (OPEs) - chemicals added to countless everyday products to prevent fires or improve flexibility - have become pervasive contaminants in both oceans and rivers. But until now, no study had directly compared how these pollutants accumulate and move through marine versus freshwater food chains. New research changes that, revealing that the same compound can dilute in one ecosy…

What catches your eye about the flowers in your city? Perhaps it is their vibrant colours, their fragrance, or simply the beauty of a city in bloom. Flowers can brighten the entire urban landscape, bringing a sense of delicacy, wonder, and relief amid the stresses of daily life. For a long time, however, architects and landscape designers chose urban plants mainly for their appearance and how eas…

Ecological restoration is widely promoted as a scalable response to climate change, biodiversity loss, and land degradation. Yet many technically feasible initiatives do not expand beyond pilot sites or endure after external support ends. This conceptual analysis examines how localized configurations of norms, authority, identity, hierarchy, and tenure shape restoration legitimacy and restoration…

_Environmental Ethics_ 47 (4):Pages 409-433. 2026Several new technologies and methods have been proposed for reducing the incidence of mosquito-borne illnesses. In this article, two new technologies being implemented in the field are examined. A number of criticisms have been levied against these mitigation methods. This paper reviews several salient questions related to animal ethics, arguing al…

IntroductionChanging frequency and intensity of dust emissions impacts ecosystems and human health. Dust carries microbes, nutrients, heavy metals, and other materials that may change environmental biogeochemistry at deposition sites. Identifying dust sources provides key information on where and when mitigation strategies should be employed. However, commonly used geochemical or isotopic tracers…

Adult age-group differences in environmental judgment may be expressed through domain-specific differences in comparative appraisal under standardized exposure conditions. Drawing on environmental appraisal theory, this study examined whether perceived environmental support is organized as a domain-specific comparative appraisal process and whether age group moderates the distribution of such app…

Florida’s wildlife agency has proposed new rules to strengthen protections for sloths imported into the state, four months after an Inside Climate News investigation revealed dozens of wild sloths from South America died at a planned Orlando tourism attraction.  The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission already requires individuals and businesses in Florida to obtain […]

Insects are under threat partly because of man-made climate change, heatwaves and intensive farming.

Historic data and predictions suggest cases will rise in East Africa and southern regions, while the threat may ease in West and Central Africa.

Ecosystems like wetlands emit more carbon as temperatures rise. By 2100, such feedback loops will increase warming by 20 to 30 per cent more than anticipated

BackgroundCultivating young people’s pro-environmental behavior has become a critical concern for sustainable development. Campus landscapes, as natural-cultural composite environments that university students encounter regularly, may relate to their ecological emotions and environmental behavior in important ways. However, the underlying psychological mechanisms remain insufficiently understood.…