Since the Industrial Revolution, human activity has led to a surge in environmental noise. The sounds of traffic, airplanes, construction and more clutter the outdoor soundscape, challenging ...

Human activities are threatening the health of the world's oceans. More than 80 percent of marine pollution comes from land-based activities. From coral bleaching to sea level rise, entire marine ...

Drastic declines in biodiversity due to human activities present risks to understanding animal behaviors such as tool use, according to new research. Shrinking animal populations make the study of ...

Commercial activities that damage sea floors are disrupting the oceans' natural carbon capture capacity, with more research ...

The team complied data from around 2,100 studies that compared biodiversity at almost 50,000 sites influenced by human ...

Human activities are causing world temperatures to rise, posing serious threats to people and nature. Things are likely to worsen in the coming decades, but scientists argue urgent action can ...

New research in The Journal of Wildlife Management reveals how human activities affect the behavior and energy expenditure of southern sea otters. By studying southern sea otters over five years ...

Human activities such as mining, agriculture, urbanization, damming and logging threaten the habitats of great apes in Africa ...