News from the Earth

The “new normal.” It is an expression that we’ve heard frequently as people and communities around the world have confronted and adapted to a viral...

Earth's living systems as a whole are being compromised. And the more humanity exploits nature in unsustainable ways and undermines its contributions to people, the more we undermine our own wellbeing, security and prosperity.

To turn one of the greatest tragedies in the memory of the country into an opportunity. This is the philosophy that is leading a group of Lebanese citizens in an upcycling project that starts from the rubble of the violent explosions in Beirut on 4 August and ends in the homes of the population.

Only through the efforts of all can we make the commitment to change our societies, our business models, our habits shared by all. This way we will be able to "normalize sustainability".

From savannah to tundra, no ecosystem is immune to fire. Analysis of the data collected between 2000 and 2015 shows that 85% of the surface area bu...

"Everything possible must be done to limit global average temperature growth below the 1.5°C threshold, as stated in the Paris Climate Agreement: g...

The Overshoot Day is the day that indicates the official exhaustion of renewable resources that the Earth is able to regenerate within 365 days.  The Overshoot day 2020 corresponds to August 22, three weeks later than 2019, when it fell on July 29.

Today is National Honey Bees Day, let's celebrate and learn why bees are so important. Bees today are an endangered species. You can help our plan...

The European Commission has presented the Biodiversity Plan, a document that is part of the Green New Deal, the European Green Pact that aims to make Europe the first CO2-neutral continent by 2050. The new strategy proposes ambitious actions and commitments to halt the loss of biodiversity in Europe and the world and turn our food systems into global reference standards.

In Canada, the Milne ice shelf, an intact ice shelf for four thousand years, has collapsed due to temperatures 5 degrees C higher than average.

Arizona State University scientists on Monday presented their research on finding micro and nanoplastics in human organs to the American Chemical Society. Greenpeace UK responded to the reporting on the study by calling to massively reduce the amount of plastic produced and used worldwide.  Microplastics are plastics that are less than five millimeters in diameter and nanoplastics are less than 0.001 millimeters in diameter. Both are broken down bits of larger plastic pieces that were dumped into the environment.

The chemical bisphenol A, or BPA, which is ubiquitous in plastic bottles, can linings and receipts, has been linked to numerous health issues because it disrupts hormone function.