The Implications of Isolation
Isolation is a common driver of speciation, consider for example the unique fauna found on islands like the Galapagos, and they wondered to what extent these chuckwallas had been isolated from other populations.
habitat loss
The Global Road-Building Explosion is Shattering Nature
The bottom line is that if we’re smart and plan carefully, we can still increase food production and human equity across much of the world.
Queensland Land Clearing is Undermining Australia’s Environmental Progress
Land clearing has returned to Queensland in a big way.
Tracking the Causes of Sharp Decline of the Monarch Butterfly
A new census found this winter’s population of North American monarch butterflies in Mexico was at the lowest level ever measured. Insect ecologist Orley Taylor talks to Yale Environment 360 about how the planting of genetically modified crops and the resulting use of herbicides has contributed to the monarchs’ decline.