How much summer sunlight strikes the Earth’s far north helps to reveal when an Ice Age will occur, scientists say, aiding understanding of human history.
Environment
Making Ecocide Punishable Under International Law
Scottish barrister and activist Polly Higgins led the charge to get “ecocide” recognized as a “crime against peace” by the International Criminal Court.
Scottish barrister and activist Polly Higgins led the charge to get “ecocide” recognized as a “crime against peace” by the International Criminal Court.
Science Seeks to Slice Bread’s Climate Impact
It may be a staple of many national diets, but bread’s climate impact, mainly through its dependence on fertilisers, is massive, researchers find.
It may be a staple of many national diets, but bread’s climate impact, mainly through its dependence on fertilisers, is massive, researchers find.
China’s Warming ‘Is From Human Causes’
Work by Chinese scientists which confirms that greenhouse gases are affecting temperatures in the country may prompt more domestic political action to reverse the trend.
Work by Chinese scientists which confirms that greenhouse gases are affecting temperatures in the country may prompt more domestic political action to reverse the trend.
Most US Wildfires Started by Humans
Between 1992 and 2012, humans were more responsible than natural causes for wildfires in the US, due to population growth, urban expansion and global warming.
Between 1992 and 2012, humans were more responsible than natural causes for wildfires in the US, due to population growth, urban expansion and global warming.
A Bird in the Hand
What was your last up-close-and-personal experience with nature?
What was your last up-close-and-personal experience with nature?
Human Impact on Amazon Is Nothing New
New studies show the effect of climate change on fish in the Amazon, and find evidence that human impact on the rainforest goes back thousands of years.
New studies show the effect of climate change on fish in the Amazon, and find evidence that human impact on the rainforest goes back thousands of years.
Forests Key to Mitigating Climate Change
Drought and unsustainable practices are placing forests at risk, yet they are crucial to the reduction of the greenhouse gas emissions that fuel global warming.
Drought and unsustainable practices are placing forests at risk, yet they are crucial to the reduction of the greenhouse gas emissions that fuel global warming.
Scrubbing the Air of Smog
Even when air-quality alerts give parents the all clear, kids could still be breathing in dangerous chemicals.
Even when air-quality alerts give parents the all clear, kids could still be breathing in dangerous chemicals.
Rainforest Pays High Price for Gold Mining
Destruction of the Guiana Shield’s tropical rainforest in South America is linked to increased gold mining as the precious metal’s price rises.
Destruction of the Guiana Shield’s tropical rainforest in South America is linked to increased gold mining as the precious metal’s price rises.
Power Hogs: Greening Internet Data Centers
Data centers use up lots of power; that’s why environmentalists are urging the biggest players in the industry to go with renewable energy sources where possible.
Data centers use up lots of power; that’s why environmentalists are urging the biggest players in the industry to go with renewable energy sources where possible.
How Big Will the Coronavirus Epidemic Be? an Epidemiologist Updates His Concerns
The Harvard historian Jill Lepore recounted recently in The New Yorker magazine that when democracies sink into crisis, the question “where are we going?” leaps to everyone’s mind, as if we were waiting for a weather forecast to tell us how healthy our democracy was going to be tomorrow.
The Harvard historian Jill Lepore recounted recently in The New Yorker magazine that when democracies sink into crisis, the question “where are we going?” leaps to everyone’s mind, as if we were waiting for a weather forecast to tell us how healthy our democracy was going to be tomorrow.
It Takes a Village to Restore Africa’s Degraded Land
In the fallout of unsustainable logging in the drc, locals begin replanting
In the fallout of unsustainable logging in the drc, locals begin replanting
Scientists Track Down Travelling Droughts
New analysis of how some of the severest droughts can travel thousands of kilometres could help save many lives in future.
New analysis of how some of the severest droughts can travel thousands of kilometres could help save many lives in future.
Connecting the Dots: The Pandemic and Climate Change
Our relationship to life, and the planet we share it with, has led us to a crossroad; Is the pandemic our last chance to get it right?
Our relationship to life, and the planet we share it with, has led us to a crossroad; Is the pandemic our last chance to get it right?
Loss of Biodiversity
— In this video Paul Andersen explains how biodiversity measures the variety of genes, species, and ecosystems on the planet. Biodiversity provides resources and ecosystem services for humans on the planet. He also explains how biodiversity is decreasing on the planet due to habitat destruction, invasive species, climate change, over harvesting, and pollution. Relevant treaties…