Nature Communications - Deep-sea mining in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone may release waste into midwaters that support diverse marine life. This study finds such discharges could dilute key food...

In many African countries, implementation of NDC targets has been constrained by financial, technological, and institutional capacity limitations.

Categorising slums by classifying them as household types allows for targeted and lasting poverty alleviation measures.   India’s urban transformation has been accompanied by an enduring puzzle: how many people in its cities actually live in slums? The official answer, offered by Census 2011, was about 65 million. Yet, researchers and international agencies such as […]

Nature - Genomic and biochemical analyses of prokaryotic sulfur metabolism identify diverse microorganisms with the capacity to oxidize sulfide using iron(iii).

The EC is working on a major rewrite of its Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) in an effort to simplify ESG fund classifications.

Weather-related disasters have forced a quarter of a billion people to flee in the last decade, says UNHCR.

The US president is notably absent from these UN climate talks, as are other world leaders, all of which prompts questions about the purpose of COP today.

The Trump administration has put a stop to EPA rules that would have required more than 130 industrial facilities to install air monitors to measure pollution. Millions of people living near these plants face an increased risk of cancer.

Cutting food waste is a huge potential climate win. Why are we ignoring it?

Cancer rates are rising alarmingly in America's Corn Belt states, including Iowa, Nebraska and Illinois, outpacing national averages since the mid-2010s.

Modern life is waging a war against ecosystems around us and inside us. Keeping our own microbes healthy is another reason to demand action to preserve the natural world

The U.S. scuttled a treaty designed to reduce CO2 emissions from large ships, but industry leaders still favor establishing regulations.

Our daily digital habits have tangible environmental impacts.

Global scientists warn that humanity is on the verge of crossing irreversible climate thresholds, with coral reefs already at their tipping point and polar ice sheets possibly beyond recovery. The Global Tipping Points Report 2025 reveals how rising temperatures could trigger a cascade of system collapses, from the Amazon rainforest turning to savanna to the potential shutdown of the Atlantic Ocean circulation.

These powerful tropical storms are generally becoming more intense as the world warms.

Protecting coastlines, hardening infrastructure and building resilient communities are investments in Florida’s future.

A team of U.S. scientists has discovered the oldest directly dated ice and air on the planet in the Allan Hills region of East Antarctica.

Proponents say sodium-ion batteries degrade more slowly, operate more efficiently and have lower fire risk. But high-profile failures cloud the U.S. market while China moves aggressively to develop the technology. 

The UN's review of national climate plans shows the world is well off track to limit warming

Biggest analysis of its kind finds millions are dying each year from combined effects of failure to tackle climate crisis

Climate change and illegal deforestation for avocado production are threatening monarch butterfly ecosystems.

A new study has assessed the growing toll of climate change on human health.

For decades, Bill Gates has warned of climate disaster — but his tone meaningfully shifted as he cautioned against taking a "doomsday view" on the planet's future.