Carbon dioxide isn't the only one that matters, and the gases vary widely in potency and duration.
In the last few years, conservationists and others have turned to big data to get the big picture on environmental degradation, helping to wrangle answers to some of the globe’s most pressing problems.
Consumption is up in those countries that are still subsidizing gasoline use.
2016 was the hottest year on record - that is according to data compiled by NASA and the World Meteorological Organisation.
Drone footage shows an Antarctic ice crack which opened late last year. The British Antarctic Survey is to pull all staff out of its space-age Halley base in March because of the crack.
The genes that predispose people to attain higher levels of education have been in decline over the past 80 years, and researchers are suggesting that they’re now under negative selection, which could have a big impact on our species in the coming centuries.
The amount of e-waste in Asia has jumped by nearly two-thirds in five years, raising hazards for the environment and for the people dismantling discarded gadgets.
A US woman has died from an infection that was resistant to all 26 available antibiotics, health officials said this week, raising new concerns about the rise of dangerous superbugs.
Through warming effects, methane and other gases impact rising seas long after leaving the atmosphere
Several schools in northern China are installing huge domes where children can play and exercise during recess to protect them from the smog outside.
The frequency of large-scale tornado outbreaks is increasing in the United States, particularly when it comes to the most extreme events, according to new research.
This is the first time such a ban has been carried out in Spain. It’s part of a new set of anti-pollution measures crafted by leftist groups since 2015, the third highest level out of four.
In 2012, the estimated amount of food waste in the EU was 88 million tonnes. This equates to 173 kilograms of food waste per person, and it means that we are wasting about 20 percent of the total food produced.
Geoengineering is one of those things that sounds like maybe a good idea on paper but could also go horribly wrong.
Nigerian customs seized 2.75 tons of "plastic rice," a realistic-looking fake food product that could have caused untold public health issues.
