Meeting the goal set out in the Paris agreement of limiting global warming to well below 1.5–2 degrees Celcius will require efforts that go far beyond reducing greenhouse gas emissions,
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Humans pushed the Earth into a new geological epoch, according to some scientists. On 21 May, the Anthropocene Working Group (AWG), a sub-committee of the International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS)
A new study published last week in Nature Sustainability suggests that to keep up with growing food demands — expected to double by 2050 — land use will have to
To meet the increasing demand for better and superfast computing power, researchers have developed a novel approach that uses light pulses instead of electricity to dramatically boosts computer processing speeds.
Underneath forests lies the wood wide web, a complex network of fungi, and bacteria connected to the roots of plants and trees. This subterranean social network is much older than
Carelessly designed climate change mitigation policies could negatively affect food security placing an additional 160 million people at risk of hunger by 2050, according to a new study published on
As global temperatures increase, trees are growing faster, but forests are storing less carbon because their so-called carbon residence time — the length of time trees stores carbon — may
On the Antarctic peninsula, nitrogen-rich poop from seal and penguin colonies create biodiversity hotspots by enriching the soil, according to a new study published on 9 May in Cell Press
Freshwater rivers provide vital ecosystem services, enable fish migration, and move sediments — such as sand, clay, silt, and soil — from one place to another to alleviate pollution. However,
In a new commentary published on 8 May in Nature, three experts discuss the current priorities for food and land use, including sustainable agricultural systems, safeguarding biodiversity, and ensuring food