Abstract Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) represent one of the main
therapeutic classes of molecules contaminating aquatic ecosystems worldwide. NSAIDs are …

We live amid a global wave of anthropogenically driven biodiversity loss: species and
population extirpations and, critically, declines in local species abundance. Particularly …

The population extinction pulse we describe here shows, from a quantitative viewpoint, that
Earth's sixth mass extinction is more severe than perceived when looking exclusively at …

Anthropocene defaunation, the global extinction of faunal species and populations and the
decline in abundance of individuals within populations, has been predominantly …

Aim Global‐scale studies are required to identify broad‐scale patterns in the distributions of
species, to evaluate the processes that determine diversity and to determine how similar or …

Humans have dramatically altered the planet over the course of a century, from the acidity of
our oceans to the fragmentation of our landscapes and the temperature of our climate …

Rapid changes of the biosphere observed in recent years are caused by both small and
large scale drivers, like shifts in temperature, transformations in land-use, or changes in the …

Over the last half a billion years, there have been five mass extinctions, when the diversity of
life on earth suddenly and dramatically contracted. Scientists around the world are currently …

1. Insects have emerged as causes célèbres for widespread concern about human effects
on global biodiversity. Here, we consider how insects provide opportunities both to …

Terrestrial arthropods comprise the most species‐rich communities on Earth, and grassland
flowers provide resources for hundreds of thousands of arthropod species. Diverse …