The shrinkage this year means that ice mass in Switzerland — home to the most glaciers in Europe — has declined by one-quarter over the last decade, the Swiss glacier monitoring group GLAMOS and the Swiss Academy of Sciences said in their report.
Biodiversity Is Our Most Sophisticated Information Network and Must Be Protected (Commentary)
Each species represents a unique library of evolutionary wisdom, encoded in DNA and refined over millions of years.
Each species represents a unique library of evolutionary wisdom, encoded in DNA and refined over millions of years.
The World’s Oceans Face Triple Planetary Crisis: Report
A new report on the state of the world’s oceans paints a grim picture.
A new report on the state of the world’s oceans paints a grim picture.
Can Courts Combat Plastic Pollution? Lessons From Indonesia (Commentary)
In 2022, the United Nations Environment Assembly adopted a new resolution laying the first groundwork toward a new legally binding international agreement to end plastic pollution.
In 2022, the United Nations Environment Assembly adopted a new resolution laying the first groundwork toward a new legally binding international agreement to end plastic pollution.
From South America to Asia, Seahorses Vanish Into Trafficking Pipeline
In June 2025, Ecuadorian police were summoned to the municipal bus terminal in Tulcán, in the northern province of Carchi, to investigate a suspicious package.
In June 2025, Ecuadorian police were summoned to the municipal bus terminal in Tulcán, in the northern province of Carchi, to investigate a suspicious package.
Conservation in a Hotter World
Conservationists are adopting once-controversial strategies such as assisted colonization and rewilding to help ecosystems endure hotter, drier, and more chaotic conditions.
Conservationists are adopting once-controversial strategies such as assisted colonization and rewilding to help ecosystems endure hotter, drier, and more chaotic conditions.
Every Stage of Fossil Fuel Life Cycle Harms People & the Environment: Report
The researchers first outline the human health harms associated with 20 pollutants commonly used in fossil fuels.
The researchers first outline the human health harms associated with 20 pollutants commonly used in fossil fuels.
The Fate of Flying Rivers Could Decide Amazon ‘Tipping Point,’ Report Says
Moisture moves east to west, from the Atlantic Ocean across the Amazon Basin via what scientists call “aerial” or “flying rivers,” a critical mechanism in the region’s water cycle.
Moisture moves east to west, from the Atlantic Ocean across the Amazon Basin via what scientists call “aerial” or “flying rivers,” a critical mechanism in the region’s water cycle.
From Chile to Greece, ‘Ghost Gear’ from Fish Farms Haunts the Seas
Studies and NGOs have documented lost or abandoned gear from open-net aquaculture operations in coastal areas across cold and temperate latitudes, where fish farming in the sea expanded rapidly in the 1980s and ’90s.
Studies and NGOs have documented lost or abandoned gear from open-net aquaculture operations in coastal areas across cold and temperate latitudes, where fish farming in the sea expanded rapidly in the 1980s and ’90s.
Rights of Nature Concept Creates Room for Life, but It’s Still ‘Fuzzy’: Study
The authors found that environmental concerns are not always the common driving force behind rights of nature processes, and Indigenous peoples and local communities are not universally advocates of the legal rights framework.
The authors found that environmental concerns are not always the common driving force behind rights of nature processes, and Indigenous peoples and local communities are not universally advocates of the legal rights framework.
Alaskan Rivers Turn Orange as Permafrost Thaws, Threatening Fish and Communities
The writer John McPhee once described Alaska’s Salmon River as having “the clearest, purest water” he’d ever seen.
The writer John McPhee once described Alaska’s Salmon River as having “the clearest, purest water” he’d ever seen.
Turning Camera Traps Into Real-Time Sentinels: Interview With Conservation X Lab’s Dante Wasmuht
However, they have an inherent shortcoming that’s especially prominent in remote locations like dense forests and cut-off islands.
However, they have an inherent shortcoming that’s especially prominent in remote locations like dense forests and cut-off islands.
Ocean Acidification Threatens Planetary Health: Interview With Johan Rockström
All of these Earth system boundary transgressions show escalating trends, threatening further deterioration and destabilization of planetary health in the near future.
All of these Earth system boundary transgressions show escalating trends, threatening further deterioration and destabilization of planetary health in the near future.
Scientists Weigh Giant Sea Curtain to Shield ‘Doomsday Glacier’ from Melting
Thwaites is losing 50 billion metric tons of ice annually and could raise sea levels by more than 60 cm (2 ft) if it collapses.
Thwaites is losing 50 billion metric tons of ice annually and could raise sea levels by more than 60 cm (2 ft) if it collapses.
Permaculture Promises Peace, Food, Increased Equality in Kenyan County
Boreholes and a shared irrigation scheme enable year-round crops and foster cooperation among different ethnic communities with a history of hostilities.
Boreholes and a shared irrigation scheme enable year-round crops and foster cooperation among different ethnic communities with a history of hostilities.
When Does Beaver Reintroduction Make Sense?
Many advocates say that relocating beavers to areas where they once existed brings back “ecosystem engineering” benefits to the landscapes they live in.
Many advocates say that relocating beavers to areas where they once existed brings back “ecosystem engineering” benefits to the landscapes they live in.