Prominent research studies have suggested that our planet is currently experiencing another mass extinction, based on ...

May 24 (UPI) --Animals self-medicate with plants − behavior people have observed and emulated for millennia A goat with an arrow wound nibbles the medicinal herb dittany. O. Dapper, CC BY Adrienne ...

Many plants rely on animals to reproduce, regenerate and spread. But the current sixth mass extinction is wiping out seed-dispersing wildlife that fill this role, altering entire ecosystems. Thousands ...

In a recent study published in The Lancet Regional Health-Europe, researchers explored the role of ultra-processed foods (UPF) in the association between plant-based food intake and its effect on ...

Home to 2,100 plant species and 2,200 animal species, the Indian River Lagoon features thriving ecosystems that benefit the environment as a whole. From its mangrove population to varied species of ...

David Kuchta, Ph.D. has 10 years of experience in gardening and has read widely in environmental history and the energy transition. An environmental activist since the 1970s, he is also a historian, ...

Plants that reproduce exclusively by self-pollination arise from populations with extremely low diversity to begin with. Kobe University research not only adds a facet to possible evolutionary ...

A French cohort study finds processed food levels outweigh plant-based balance in shaping cardiovascular disease risk.

There are just some things that insert themselves where they are unwanted, and when plants and animals insert themselves into areas they aren't supposed to be in it can damage an ecosystem. Tennessee ...