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 growing body of peer-reviewed research now points to a stark conclusion: multiple Earth systems have already moved beyond ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Our planet is sick, and its life-threatening symptoms are getting worse, a new report warns. Earth has been pushed past multiple ...

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, ...

Scientists tracking the health of the planet now say humanity has pushed Earth beyond seven of the nine environmental limits that kept conditions stable for thousands of years. The warning is not ...

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 ...

“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 ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Land-use change for agriculture and urban development has degraded 15 million square kilometers (5.8 million square miles) of land globally, an ...

A new study by a top advisor to an EU-backed scientific research programme concludes that the COVID-19 pandemic is a symptom of global industrial civilization’s breach of key planetary boundaries, ...

Our planet is sick, and its life-threatening symptoms are getting worse, a new report warns. Earth has been pushed past multiple physical and chemical boundaries crucial for keeping the world a ...