Abstract. The world's understanding of the climate and ecological crises rests on science. However, scientists' conventional methods of engagement, such as

Analyses of ancient DNA from hunter-gatherers near Lake Baikal in southeast Siberia around 5,500 years ago indicate that highly virulent Yersinia pestis emerged earlier than previously estimated, far&...

From the dating of 132 ancient whole-genome duplication events across 470 angiosperms, paleopolyploidization events cluster around pivotal periods of environmental upheaval and extinction, notably the...

U.S. President Donald Trump's campaign to eliminate diversity efforts and language from government organizations has officially reached the moon, with NASA erasing references to its promise to land th...

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In central Ukraine, the migratory butterfly Vanessa cardui emerged as a key pest of organic soybean during its outbreaks in 2019 and 2022. Despite early defoliation, crops recovered strongly due to h...

Fluorescent lobsters and leaping toads have starring roles in this year’s winning photos.

Scientists say a crucial Atlantic system is set to collapse. But the billionaire death cult that steers humanity’s destiny just doesn’t do existential crises, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

An extraordinary dataset of over 44 million records from 782,000 volunteer surveys has revealed what has happened to the UK's butterflies as the national landscape has changed over the past 50…

A warming climate has helped some to flourish, researchers say, but the outlook is troubling.

This study analyzes 15,572 pathway-specific, georeferenced Natural Climate Solution implementation constraint observations in 137 countries, finding that lack of policy coordination or implementation ...

Alt: A very sad looking fish from SpongeBob. His life has been a lie, he's been a tilapia this whole time.

The process of peer review is vital to contemporary science, but is also under enormous strain. This study uses mathematical models to dissect the threats to the long-term viability of peer review, su...

Plastic production has doubled over the last 20 years – and will likely double again. For author Beth Gardiner, metal water bottles and canvas tote bags are not the solution. So what is?