On July 29 we reached "Earth Overshoot day," according to the Global Footprint Network report. This date marks the point when humanity has consumed all the natural resources that the Earth can ...

Today, World Day to Combat Desertification, WWF and IUCN are asking Mediterranean national governments to combat desertification by restoring forest landscapes and the full range of environmental and ...

Stanford, CA. Using advanced remote-sensing techniques from a U-2 surveillance plane and field studies, scientists from the Carnegie Institution Department of Global Ecology have for the first time ...

Batteries, and the raw materials that make them, are a frequent target of public criticism. The high water consumption required for lithium extraction is speeding up the desertification process around ...