The graphic illustrates how Planetary Boundaries are affected by humans. Biosphere integrity, upper left, is most at risk. (Graphic by Science Advances via Courthouse News) (CN) — A group of ...

Beneath nearly two million square miles of Pacific Ocean lies a landmass larger than Greenland—one that remained hidden from ...

We're two-thirds of the way towards an unlivable planet. According to a new study released Wednesday, human activity has now gone past six of nine planetary "boundaries" that are "important for ...

Planetary boundaries outline how far past pre-industrial conditions Earth can get before anthropogenic activity has detrimental effects on the environment. While we have been dangerously close to the ...

A crowd of people gather near a large poster that shows a speech bubble from planet Earth that reads "Help!!" on the occasion of the first Earth Day conservation awareness celebration, New York City, ...

A newly released Netflix documentary, “Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet,” features David Attenborough and Johan Rockström, one of the scientists who introduced the concept of planetary ...

“Monitoring and governing Earth's stability and resilience is no longer optional – it is an urgent necessity to restore Earth’s balance and stay within safe boundaries,“ says Johan Rockström, director ...

As the 22nd Conference of the Parties (COP22) of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) kicks off in Marrakech, Morocco – one year on from the historic climate agreement in Paris, and ...

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. At the end of the last Ice Age, about 10,000 years ago, ...

Land degradation undermining Earth’s capacity to sustain humanity; Failure to reverse it will pose challenges for generations; 7 of 9 planetary boundaries are negatively impacted by unsustainable land ...

Why it matters: Most discussions surrounding climate change and humanity's environmental impact focus on factors like ice cover and global average temperatures. However, a recently published ...