Last week's piece drew responses that throw into relief how much the language we use depends on our most basic assumptions about how the world works. If left…
Carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere
What if there were a risk-free way of helping to mitigate climate change while simultaneously addressing food and water security? A new report from the…
The gases used to knock out surgery patients are accumulating in the Earth's atmosphere, where they make a small contribution to climate change, report scientists…
Scientists warn that our fate is in our own hands as humans now control almost every aspect of the planet, on a scale akin to…
The human-dominated geological epoch known as the Anthropocene probably began around the year 1610, with an unusual drop in atmospheric carbon dioxide and the irreversible…
Trees are like our planet's lungs. Every second of every day, they're absorbing CO2 from the atmosphere, and converting it into energy. In fact, according…