Human activity has lessened the resilience of modern coral reefs by restricting the food-fueled energy flow that moves ...
A Jan. 17 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) shows two distinctly different images of Earth. One, labeled "now," features blue oceans and green-toned continents. The other, labeled "4.5 billion ...
Humans will likely go extinct eventually, leaving behind a planet that has to adjust in their wake. While there is no true consensus as to what a human-free world will look like, there are a number of ...
Humans, who are classified among the five great apes, are closest genetically, i.e., DNA similarity, to chimpanzees (98.8%-99%) and bonobos (98.8%). [Blueringmedia ...
The return of humans to the British Isles after the end of the last ice sheet, which covered much of the northern hemisphere, happened around 15,200 years ago—nearly 500 years earlier than previous ...
Destroying forests, draining wetlands, and reshaping land can increase disease risk by changing how people and wildlife interact.