Humans Are Robbing Other Species of Space

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Mar 12, 2019 As human growth adds to our numbers and demands, other species’ survival chances shrink. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

NASA Spacecraft Opens New Year With Most Distant Flyby Ever

MARCIA DUNN / The Associated Press Jan 1, 2019 In high-risk maneuver, New Horizons cruises by mysterious, bowling pin-shaped Ultima Thule, 4 billion miles from Earth. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Horrors Humans Have Inflicted on the Planet’s Wilderness

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Nov 11, 2018 The spread of the human horde means under a quarter of the world’s habitable land now counts as wilderness. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Is Climate Change an Inevitable Result of Any Advanced Civilization?

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Jun 13, 2018 Some scientists speculate that civilizations destroy the conditions for their own survival. If they are right, an enduring silence may be the real message from other parts of the universe. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Humans Weigh Heavily on the Earth, and Here Are the Numbers

Tim Radford / Climate News Network May 31, 2018 The mass of all the people on the planet is more or less 10 times the mass of all living wild mammals. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Long-Lasting Civilization May Be a Pipe Dream

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Apr 19, 2018 Astrobiology—the search for alien life—suggests a lesson for us here on earth: Civilization may not be sustainable over geological eras but, rather, self-destroying. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Erosion May Be a Carbon Source, Study Suggests

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Apr 18, 2018 A look at erosion in Taiwan reveals a new set of greenhouse gas sources, raising the possibility that the links between rock, rainfall and climate control may need revision. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Shell Knew Science of Global Warming in 1980s, Kept Silent, Report Says

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Apr 9, 2018 The multinational company, like some other oil corporations, has spent millions to mislead the public while profiting off the destruction of our planet. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

No Indigenous Women, No Women’s Movement

Sarah Sunshine Manning / Truthdig Jan 23, 2018 Since the first wave of feminism, the struggle for gender equality has been a white woman's crusade. That has to change. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

‘This Is Human-Caused Climate Change in Action’

SETH BORENSTEIN / The Associated Press Jan 18, 2018 Scientists say 2017 was the hottest year on record without an El Nino boosting temperatures naturally. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

How Ordinary People Can Help Ailing Oceans

By John Hawthorne / MoBox Marine Dec 20, 2017 The more acidic our oceans become, the harder it is for sea life to survive. As sea life dies off, entire ecosystems will begin to collapse, resulting in other ecosystems collapsing. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Tribes Deepen Commitment to Protect Homelands From Oil Pipelines

Sarah Sunshine Manning / Truthdig Nov 22, 2017 The Keystone spill in South Dakota and approval for the Keystone XL in Nebraska have galvanized indigenous people and their allies. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )