The planet is on the cusp of triggering the sixth mass extinction event. Conserving a small percentage of land could make all ...

Australia’s rainforests are now releasing more carbon than they absorb, as heat, drought, and storms push them past a tipping point.

Study warns that humans may be driving Earth toward a sixth mass extinction. The research shows species loss, but the future ...

Recent climatic developments "mark the beginning of a grim new chapter for life on Earth," but it's not too late for radical ...

Just two months after its launch, the European Space Agency (ESA) Biomass satellite is already showing us Earth in a whole new light. On June 23 the ESA released the mission’s first images, which ...

Earth's forests play a critical role in keeping our planet habitable. Often called the "lungs of the Earth," forests cover nearly one-third of the planet and absorb vast amounts of carbon dioxide from ...

2024 may have been Earth's hottest year in at least 125,000 years, according to a grim climate report published Wednesday (Oct. 29) that describes our world as "on the brink" and warns its "vital ...

Forests occupy one third of the total land area of the Earth and hold around 80 per cent of the world’s terrestrial biodiversity. It is estimated that nearly one third of the global population depends ...