#ShowYourStripes Day is an event to turn the climate conversation into action by sharing Ed Hawkins' famous "warming stripes" visualization.

An unusual boost in plant productivity can foreshadow severe soil water loss. NASA satellites are following the clues.

The Cutzmala water system, which provides water to millions in Mexico City, is operating at 28% capacity and could run dry in a matter of weeks.

A humble steam engineer put humans in the driver’s seat.

Soil carbon usually refers only to the organic matter component of soils, known as soil organic carbon (SOC). However, soil carbon also has an inorganic component, known as soil inorganic carbon (SIC). Solid SIC, often calcium carbonate, tends to accumulate more in arid regions with infertile soils,...

Global fertility rates hit an historic tipping point and are unlikely to recover, experts say

In B.C., Indigenous nations are reclaiming power and wealth for their own citizens—no matter what the neighbours think

In the face of growing social and environmental challenges, organizations in the food and agriculture sector are increasingly turning to nature for inspiration.

A new satellite will measure global methane emissions, but why does agriculture's contribution remain so elusive?

Mumbai’s land use regulations are designed to keep population density low. Instead, they force Mumbaikars into slums, while all of India pays the price.

And how conservationists are finding them.

Mongolia’s nomadic herders are facing a savage “dzud” winter, with more than 2 million livestock frozen to death so far. Scientists say this lethal phenomenon — extreme cold and heavy snow following summer drought — is occurring more frequently and is linked to climate change.

With “green corridors” that mimic the natural forest, the Colombian city is driving down temperatures -- and could become five degrees cooler over the next few decades.

The combination of the source of the CO₂ and its end use determines its environmental and economic benefits or consequences.

Agricultural sustainability is as much about power and sovereignty as it is about soil, water and crops.

The United Nations Environment Assembly this week considered a resolution on solar radiation modification, which refers to controversial technologies intended to mask the heating effect of greenhouse gases by reflecting some sunlight back to space.

African countries will suffer significant economic loss after 2050 if global warming is not limited to below 2°C, a new study by the Center for Global Development has found.

A novel research framework deepens understanding of urban nature accessibility and highlights progress toward green space goals.

Some of the world's largest pension funds bet big on Brazilian farmland. Communities, and the climate, are paying the price.

As you read this, many regions of the world are implementing crisis plans against drought while, simultaneously, torrential rains wreak havoc in other corners of the planet, submerging cities and crops under the forces of wild waters.

Private utility companies are blocking new interregional transmission lines

Rainwater everywhere on the planet is unsafe to drink due to levels of toxic chemicals known as PFAS that exceed the latest guidelines, according to a new study by Stockholm University scientists.

Temperatures around the world are on the rise, with 2023 recently confirmed as the hottest since records began. A new study has found that bringing nature into cities could help lower temperatures during heatwaves.

From Australia to Ontario, cities are taking up unnecessary stretches of concrete and asphalt, allowing nature to take hold in their place.

As a wave of wealth sweeps Montana, landowners are blocking the public from public lands.

In a victory for climate scientists, jurors in Michael Mann’s defamation case against Rand Simberg and Mark Steyn awarded Mann $1 million in punitive damages for defamatory comments made in 2012. In a unanimous decision, jurors agreed that both Simberg and Steyn defamed Mann in blog posts that compa...

Thousands of people are being urged to conserve hot water after key pipes were damaged.

Earth’s acoustic environment has been profoundly altered by noise, but it’s not too late to change course.

The EU on Tuesday urged a 90-percent cut to its greenhouse gas emissions by 2040, even as the bloc's transition to a greener future was clouded by a widespread farmers' revolt.

Recently, the tiger-cat species complex was split into Leopardus tigrinus and Leopardus guttulus, along with other proposed schemes. We performed a detailed analysis integrating ecological modeling, biogeography, and phenotype of the four originally recognized subspecies—tigrinus, oncilla, pardinoid...