Mountains, which cover 33 million sq km of the Earth’s surface, are crucial for sustaining life on the planet. For instance, around 2 billion people downstream depend on mountains for freshwater resou ...

Multiple climate "tipping points" are likely to be triggered if global policies stay on their current course, new research ...

As the world heats up, vast numbers of microbes frozen in vast amounts of ice are set to thaw. We must prepare ...

A new peer-reviewed study warns that the Earth is on a dangerous trajectory toward breaching multiple environmental “tipping points” that could cause long-term and irreversible damage to the planet’s ...

Scientists assessed the risk of “tipping” in 16 different parts of the Earth system – ranging from the collapse of major ice ...

Multiple climate 'tipping points' are likely to be triggered if global policies stay on their current course, new research shows.

Beneath the frozen skin of the Earth, a silent awakening is underway. As Arctic and sub-Arctic permafrost thaws, ancient ...

A recent UN report highlights alarming melting rates of glaciers, which could in turn jeopardise water security for billions ...

Due to Arctic warming, fossilized microbes buried in Arctic ice and soil may wake up. The fear is that these pathogens will spark outbreaks of diseases like brucellosis, tularemia, and E. coli. This ...

Researchers developed a method that uses high-resolution satellite imagery and deep machine learning to double the mapped ...