Humanity is waging a “senseless and suicidal” war on nature that is causing human suffering and enormous economic losses while accelerating the destruction of life on Earth, the UN secretary ...

UN report offers bedrock for hope for broken planet, says António Guterres Humanity is waging a “senseless and suicidal” war on nature that is causing human suffering and enormous economic ...

Lead study author Rob Cooke explained that human destruction of habitats, hunting, intensive farming, urbanization and global warming are all to blame, and there could be worrying consequences.

To some, this destruction is an unfortunate side effect of human economic development. To others, it’s symbolic of a species out of whack with its surroundings that’s rapidly creating the ...

Study reveals human destruction of global floodplains. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2023 / 09 / 230908180716.htm ...

Nature is connected to human health, from the inherent mechanisms through which ecosystems regulate the emergence of new pathogens to the health benefits of spending time outdoors. 1 But in our ...

There's growing consensus that human destruction of pristine habitats is driving animals into new environments where once-separated species congregate — spreading viruses and incubating new ones.

A University of Texas at Arlington hydrologist’s study in the Nature journal Scientific Data provides the first-ever global estimate of human destruction of natural floodplains. The study can ...

As I followed the initial coverage of the tsunamis in the Indian Ocean, I was reminded of a time in the early '80s when I spent some months researching the effects of a nuclear war -- the thermal ...