Oct 14, 2020 | News
If a third of the planet’s most degraded areas were restored, and protection were thrown around areas still in good condition, that would store carbon equating to half of all human caused greenhouse gas emissions since the industrial revolution.
Sep 6, 2020 | Articles
One of the rarest mammals in the world was almost wiped out two decades ago, sparking an elaborate and costly recovery program that has boosted numbers and offers hope for other at-risk species.
Sep 1, 2020 | Articles
Overconsumption, not overpopulation, drives climate change. A world with lots of people running on clean energy could have lower emissions than one with few people powered by fossil fuels.
Aug 16, 2020 | Articles
The pattern of evolutionary stasis dominates the history of life on Earth. Viewing evolution through a systems lens might enable us not only to better understand evolutionary stasis, but also to predict how organisms change when their stable state is disrupted.
Aug 1, 2020 | Articles
Abolishing the livestock industry and replacing it with vast new forests could achieve more than electrifying the entire transport sector. It would be easier and quicker to accomplish because it requires no new technologies or dramatic infrastructural changes.
Jul 15, 2020 | News
The world is ill-prepared for the global crash in children being born, say researchers. Falling fertility rates mean nearly every country could have shrinking populations by the end of the century. And 23 nations are expected to see their populations halve.
Jun 20, 2020 | News
New estimates and calculations suggest that there are even more Earth-like planets and ocean worlds in our galaxy than previously known, according to new research published this week.
May 12, 2020 | Articles
It is not at all clear that creating a science of history is actually a good thing. But what’s certainly dangerous is letting one particular perspective on what it means to study something scientifically take centre-stage in debating the issue.
Sep 24, 2019 | News
According to a study, for 2 to 3 billion years after Venus formed, the planet could have maintained a habitable environment. Then a massive runaway Greenhouse Effect caused Venus’s atmosphere to become incredibly dense and hot.
