Our Fragile Earth

An ice core taken from beneath Greenland’s ice sheet has revealed that a large part of the country was ice-free[…]

More than two million metric tons of nylon are produced every year to make clothes, ropes, fishing nets, and parachutes,[…]

Allstate and State Farm Insurance companies announced recently they’ll no longer offer new coverage plans in California, caused by the[…]

Worldwide, a striking 40% of plastic waste is packaging, most of it single-use and much escaping into the environment where[…]

Climate change has been linked to the shifting ground beneath urban areas. The phenomenon is affecting all major urban areas[…]

The transport sector accounts for about a quarter of total carbon dioxide emissions and is expected to be the highest[…]

As the Arctic warms, shrinking glaciers are exposing bubbling groundwater springs which could provide an underestimated source of methane. These[…]