As Earth approaches warmer levels experienced earlier in its geologic history, it may be bad news for human survival.

For most of human history, Earth has been known as the “Pale Blue Dot,” a term popularized by astronomer Carl Sagan when ...

For now, life thrives on our oxygen-rich planet. But Earth’s atmosphere won’t always be so welcoming. In fact, scientists ...

If we manage to reach the climate target set by the Paris Agreement, we could be living in a world that is, on average, 2 ...

This is based on the nature-versus-culture binary—the idea that nature exists ‘out there’ in the wild and pristine places ...

Human Planet, a cinematic experience, bringing you the most amazing human stories in the world today. Humans and wildlife surviving in the most extreme environments on Earth. The BBC has been ...

A University of Bristol simulation predicts the formation of supercontinent Pangaea Ultima within 250 million years, making ...

Initially developed by theoretical physicist Brandon Carter in 1983, the “hard steps” model argues that our evolutionary ...

For now, life is flourishing on our oxygen-rich planet, but Earth wasn't always that way – and scientists have predicted that ...