The study suggests that emperor penguins, iconic residents of Antarctica, need to be uplisted to threatened on IUCN Red List.
A study found that ocean acidification—the process in which the world’s oceans absorb excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, becoming more acidic—crossed a “planetary boundary” five years ago.
Understanding how the brain processes moral responsibility is important because of the implications it can have for ethics, justice, and the psychology of human behavior.
Global politics don't feel particularly cooperative at the moment, but which countries could actually feed themselves independently if all international food trade shut down?
From towering coastal redwoods to dinosaur-era Wollemi pines and firs that make the perfect Christmas trees, even our most revered woody plants are in grave danger.
The collapse of the Swiss Birch glacier serves as a chilling warning of the escalating dangers faced by communities worldwide living under the shadow of fragile ice, particularly in Asia, experts say.
The United Nations warned on Wednesday that there is a 70 percent chance that average warming from 2025 to 2029 would exceed the 1.5 degrees Celsius international benchmark.
A new study of older adults suggests it can lead to brain shrinkage and cognitive issues, irrespective of how much exercise you're managing to fit in.
New research shows polar ice sheets may begin irreversible collapse even at 1.5 C warming - putting millions at risk.
Taurine is an amino acid occurring naturally in the body, and found in energy drinks as well as foods like fish and meat – but a new study suggests it's also an important fuel source for driving cancers such as leukemia.
A study has become the first in the world to unravel the immediate effects of a high-fat diet on our gut health. The pre-clinical study found even a few meals high in saturated fats can cause inflammation in the body.
A new satellite radar study has now found evidence that the nation's 28 most populous cities are all buckling under the pressure of urbanization, drought, or rising sea levels, to varying extents.
In a sweeping new study of more than 13,000 urban areas worldwide, researchers have mapped air pollution levels and carbon dioxide emissions, providing comprehensive global analysis of urban environmental quality.
Climate scientists reveal that millions of today's young people will live through unprecedented lifetime exposure to heatwaves, crop failures, river floods, droughts, wildfires and tropical storms under current climate policies.
A new study from eight countries shows that premature deaths attributable to consumption of ultraprocessed foods (UPFs) increase significantly according to their share in individuals' total energy intake.
