Air pollution is one of the major threats to biodiversity and habitat loss. From remote forests to cities, pollutants such as sulfates, ammonia, nitrogen oxides, acid rain, particulate matter, and ...

Nearly 2,000 species of fireflies flit, crawl and sparkle across the planet. Some of these lightning bugs are doing fine. Others are not. A survey of 49 of the world's firefly experts, published ...

Freshwater fish are declining across the world, and many people don’t realise how serious the problem has become. Rivers, lakes and wetlands that once held thriving fish populations are now struggling ...

A survey of 49 of the world's firefly experts, published Monday in the journal BioScience, has identified the most serious threats to the animals. Habitat loss, in almost all of the regions surveyed, ...