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" ...

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 ...

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

This story is the first article of a two-part Mongabay mini-series exploring possible climate futures. Read Part One.

Human-caused climate change boosted Iceland and Greenland ’s temperatures by several degrees during a record-setting May heat ...

Several ongoing and future missions led or co-led by NASA exploring the cosmos could face serious changes if Congress ...

In a speech at Monaco's Blue Economy and Finance Forum, the future king spoke in English and French as he declared that ocean ...

The impact of human activities—such as greenhouse gas emissions and deforestation—on Earth's surface have been well-studied. Now, hydrology researchers from the University of Arizona have ...