The seas have long sustained human life, but a new UC Santa Barbara study shows that rising climate and human pressures are pushing the oceans toward a dangerous threshold. Subscribe to our newsletter ...

Since the Middle Ages, the size of wild and domestic animals has largely been shaped by human selection: domestic animals are increasingly larger; wild animals increasingly smaller. During the 7,000 ...

In the largest study of its kind, scientists have accurately documented the massive change in animal morphology over the last 1,000 years, with domesticated animals growing larger across the board and ...

SAN DIEGO — A new study from UC Santa Barbara is sounding the alarm on how human activity is accelerating changes in the world’s oceans — and warns that, without intervention, the damage could more ...

According to a new study, Chinook salmon struggle due to human impacts, affecting size and spawning success. (Jesse Anderson, Cramer Fish Sciences) Chinook salmon are facing unprecedented challenges ...

Note: This story is intended to be listened to. Text associated below is simply a transcript of the audio. I’ve been thinking about human-caused climate change and what it means to be resilient in the ...

Every cell in the body holds a story written in three billion letters. For decades, scientists struggled to translate that code into something they understood and could use. On a sunny Santa Cruz ...