Micro- and nanoscale plastic particles in soil and water can significantly increase how much toxic chemicals plants and human intestinal cells absorb, according to two new studies from Rutgers Health ...

Human diets have evolved through a complex interplay of biological, environmental, and cultural factors from the Pleistocene era to the present day. This ...

What would happen if a 500-meter asteroid hit Earth? Scientists at the IBS Center for Climate Physics modeled the aftermath, ...

The domestication of maize is one of the greatest examples of humankind's impact on evolution. Early farmers' pre-industrial ...

An asteroid strike could cool the planet's climate, harm crops, and disrupt food supply, but it may also increase plankton ...

In a recent study, scientists at the IBS Center for Climate Physics (ICCP) at Pusan National University in South Korea ...

A new climate modeling study presents a new scenario of how climate and life on our planet would change in response to a potential future strike of a medium-sized (~500 m) asteroid.

Chemical resistance is another area where human influence is clear. The widespread use of pesticides and antibiotics has ...

Monash researchers have made a breakthrough discovery about the invasion success of plants, with the revelation that ...

Plant taxonomic richness and average range-size commonly exhibit a negative relationship, though the mechanisms are still debated. Liu et al. reveal that in northeast Siberia and Alaska, this ...