Earth system scientists developed the planetary boundaries framework for measuring and tracking the stability and resilience of the Earth system.1 The framework quantifies safe boundary levels for ...

Education will play a crucial role in mitigating the consequences. Experts issue warning as emerging trend impacts human and animal life — here's what's happening first appeared on The Cool Down.

The future is marked by deepening uncertainty about our place in it, and by growing ambiguity about the nature of human purpose itself.

The downstream consequences of religion, politics and war can have far-reaching effects on the environment and on the ...

The story of Astrid Puentes Riaño is rooted in the soil of Colombia. Born in Bogotá to a family with campesino roots, her ...

Edward Burtnysky has documented human impact on the environment for decades. A new show examines just how much damage we’ve ...