Category: Earth

UK heat waves dry landscapes, eroding natural moisture barriers and lifting wildfire risk to new levels, with 40°C conditions and urban fire threats in the UK

In the high-altitude expanse of Tajikistan’s Pamir Mountains, an international cadre of scientists is drilling deep into the ice of…

An intense and unexpected deluge across central and eastern Mexico has unleashed catastrophic flash floods and landslides, sweeping away homes,…

A 35-day U.S. government shutdown raised particulate matter around coal-fired plants by 15% to 19%, showing enforcement pauses can worsen air quality overall

As international negotiators prepare to gather in the Amazonian city of Belém, Brazil, for the 30th Conference of the Parties…

The world’s warm-water coral reefs, vibrant ecosystems that support a quarter of all marine life, have now passed a critical…

Sustainable farming could cut food-system emissions by over half, improving health, equity and security per the EAT-Lancet Commission’s plan for 2050 globally

UK leads polar climate research as US scales back, deploying the RRS Sir David Attenborough on Antarctic missions to study Thwaites Glacier and sea-level rise

Torrential rainfall across central and southeastern Mexico has caused widespread flooding and landslides, resulting in the deaths of at least…

Black mamba scales reveal heavy metal pollution through noninvasive scale clipping, measuring lead, mercury, arsenic and cadmium to map urban toxin hotspots