Later this year, dozens of countries that have signed the Paris Agreement are due to submit new national climate plans, which ...

Envisioning a world without major carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions may seem like stepping into a sci-fi movie, yet it’s a ...

Since nature underpins nearly all economies and societies, experts say protecting it is vital to achieving the Sustainable ...

As Earth approaches warmer levels experienced earlier in its geologic history, it may be bad news for human survival.

This is based on the nature-versus-culture binary—the idea that nature exists ‘out there’ in the wild and pristine places ...

Earth Commission Report1 provides major new insights into the potential for the transgression of Earth-system boundaries ...

Animals are not just inhabitants of the natural world -- they are its architects. A new study has revealed how hundreds of species shape the landscapes we depend on, from vast termite mounds visible ...

Scientists have discovered how to turn common minerals into materials that spontaneously remove and store carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. In the lab, the materials pull CO2 from the air thousands ...