For years, scientists have debated whether humans or the climate have caused the population of large mammals to decline dramatically over the past…

For decades, we believed that outside ice ages Europe was mostly covered by dense forest before the arrival of modern humans. Now, a new study shows…

Elephants, buffaloes and other heavy herbivores are effective against invasive plants. This is the conclusion of a new study from Aarhus University…

A new global survey of 1000 forest areas shows how past climate change has had a major impact on the diversity and distribution of tree species we see…

In a new global study of more than 46,000 species of trees, an international team of researchers has shown that many tree species are under…

Warmer temperatures, increased globalisation and more people are putting pressure on Earth's biodiversity and ecosystems. This means that many of the…

Around half of the world’s plant species rely on animals to spread their seeds. A new international study has shown that, as a consequence of the…

With data from Aarhus University, among other places, more than 140 researchers from all over the world have calculated that there must be some 73,300…