New research out of Ohio State University found the rate of bird decline was quicker in areas with more intense agricultural ...

Since 1970, North America has lost nearly 3 billion birds. However, the new data shows that for many species, the steepest drops have occurred since 1987. Researchers identified a clear “acceleration” ...

Multiple recent studies reveal that bird populations are shrinking fastest in regions with intensive agriculture, including the U.S. Midwest and southern states. Researchers link accelerated declines ...

Intensive animal farming may increase the risk of future pandemics, a new study has found. The findings go against the conventional wisdom that industrialized farming reduces the risk of disease ...

Intensive livestock farming could raise the risk of new pandemics, researchers have warned. Industrialised farming is often thought to reduce the risk of zoonotic diseases (those transmitted from ...

Europe has lost roughly a quarter of its bird population since 1980, and the sharpest losses have hit species that depend on farmland. A continent-wide analysis spanning 28 countries, more than 20,000 ...

Intensive livestock farming could raise the risk of new pandemics, researchers have warned. Industrialized farming is often thought to reduce the risk of zoonotic diseases (those transmitted from ...

In a recent study published in the journal PNAS, researchers investigated how large-scale livestock rearing may result in the emergence and transmission of novel, potentially zoonotic pathogens. They ...

Agriculture is driving rapid evolutionary change, not just on farms but also in wild species in surrounding landscapes, new research has found. New research in Science is showing how the rise of ...