Scientists paint apocalyptic vision of soaring temperatures and catastrophic impacts on agriculture without signing of crucial Montreal Protocol
On 16 May 1985, three scientists from the British…
Humanity has already consumed more natural resources than the planet can regenerate this year
Humans will have already consumed all the natural resources that Earth can sustainably supply for 2021…
More than 5,000 kilometres beneath us, Earth’s solid metal inner core wasn’t discovered until 1936. Almost a century later, we’re still struggling to answer basic questions about when and how it…
The red list of species at risk is well-known, but the list for protected sites is quietly helping to ‘paint the planet green’
The age of extinction is supported by
Researchers suggest ‘targeted reintroductions of species’ to improve situation.
Only 3 per cent of the world’s land remains ecologically intact, according to a new study which suggests damage to…
Making an informed buying decision about sustainable bathroom products, like toilet paper, takes more than a trip to the store. The whole lifecycle of the paper and packaging determines whether your…
What are we thinking? Oh, right. We’re not.
Standing on the moon, I see the battle rage below.
Standing on the moon, I see the soldiers come and go.
~ Jerry Garcia & Robert Hunter
When I…
Group suggests 10 policies to reduce ‘night blight’, including commission to regulate excess lighting.
MPs have called for urgent action to reduce light pollution, promote “dark towns” and restore a…
Temperatures across continent 1.6C above average in October, Copernicus data shows.
Europe has just experienced its hottest October on record, new data shows.
Temperatures across Europe were 1.6C…
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved the use of products containing the weedkiller dicamba for use on cotton and soybeans Tuesday. The EPA announcement means that two products that…
A grim new assessment of the world's flora and fungi has found that two-fifths of its species are at risk of extinction as humans encroach on the natural world, as The Guardian reported. That puts…
Race against time to save plants and fungi that underpin life on Earth, global data shows.
Two in five of the world’s plant species are at risk of extinction as a result of the destruction of the…
NEW YORK, Sept 28 – More than 20 Heads of State and Government and 6 Ministers committed to a Leaders Pledge for Nature at the Nature for Life Hub, Day 3 — the Global Ambition Day. With signatories…
Why has Earth’s climate remained so stable over geological time? The answer just might rock you.
Rocks, particularly the types created by volcanic activity, play a critical role in keeping Earth’s…
Swedish researchers measure the scale of peatlands, and the amount of carbon stored in them.
How much of the Earth’s landmass is made of peat? We know that peatlands store as much as a quarter of…
Rats and bats that host pandemic pathogens like Covid-19 increase in damaged ecosystems, analysis shows.
The human destruction of natural ecosystems increases the numbers of rats, bats and other…
Conservationists call to expand the amount of land formally protected.
About half of the Earth’s ice-free land remains free of significant influence from humans, according to a new study, which…
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