The Paris target is based on very strong scientific evidence that the impacts of climate change would be far greater at 2C of ...

The central estimate of the remaining carbon budget for 1.5°C is 130 billion tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) (from the beginning ...

A team of 60 international scientists report that by early 2028 society will have emitted enough greenhouse gases that the ...

UN scientists have warned that the world is in “crunch time” to avoid higher levels of warming beyond the key threshold of ...

A newly identified species is already in danger of extinction. A proposed massive data center in Alabama would “nuke” its ...

Ahead of his new exhibition, legendary photographer Edward Burtynsky opens up about his search for wonder and the "alien" ...

Nature loss has far-reaching consequences. Damaged ecosystems exacerbate climate change, undermine food security and put people and communities at risk. We only have until the end of the decade to ...

Human activities have significantly impacted Earth, leading to environmental disasters like the Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone and ...

How has the human footprint on Earth changed over time? B.K, via e-mail. The term “human footprint” has become ubiquitous in ...

Pollution Time Machine: It’s not just living animals that carry remnants of humanity’s toxic footprint. Samples of bird feathers, fish tissues and other materials hold traces of pollutants that can ...

Forest fires are a fundamental force in Earth's dynamics with a direct impact on human health, food security, and ...

Explore the human footprint over time and how it has evolved with agriculture and innovation in environmental history.