The ‘little ice age’ of the 14th to the 19th centuries brought cold winters to Europe and unusual weather globally. Studying how humans adapted could be valuable.
Beneath our feet is an ecosystem so astonishing that it tests the limits of our imagination. It’s as diverse as a rainforest or a coral reef. We depend on it for 99% of our food, yet we scarcely know it. Soil: its wonders could ensure the survival of our...
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has pushed food insecurity onto the table. Could an overlooked cereal help steady the situation and feed the global population in an era of climate crisis?
India is just the latest country to face life-threatening temperatures before summer has even started. As extreme heat becomes more frequent around the world, how can affected areas adapt to remain livable?
More than 100 shipping containers were lost in B.C. waters near Victoria after a storm wracked the Zim Kingston last fall. Bigger vessels, weighed down with more goods, are making shipping riskier.
National governments signed up to the Paris Climate Agreement have been slow to facilitate low-carbon economies. But local, city, and regional governments are stepping up in the wake of sluggish national climate action.
As climate breakdown and worldwide conflict continue to place the food system at risk, seed banks from the Arctic to Lebanon try to safeguard biodiversity.
The world’s farms produce only a handful of varieties of bananas, avocados, coffee, and other foods – leaving them more vulnerable to the climate breakdown.
The federal government seemed to go out of its way Wednesday to not make a big deal out of the announcement that the Bay du Nord offshore oil megaproject had cleared what may be its biggest hurdle: environmental assessment approval.
Greenhouse gas emissions must peak by 2025, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), to give the world a chance of limiting future heating to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels.
The language that brands use to promote their environmental sustainability can be misleading and unverifiable. How do you spot a buzzword from a real claim?
Hydraulic fracturing is banned across most of Europe but, as the EU turns to the US for an alternative gas supply, how much fracked fuel will slip in through the side door?
Climate issues have taken a backseat as crises like the war in Ukraine and the pandemic dominate the news. But Fridays for Future has integrated these emergencies into its activism instead of competing for attention.
