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Wildfires aren’t just a threat to people—they’re killing off Earth’s biodiversity

Cataclysmic wildfires have increased in intensity and frequency due to climate change.

Is Earth close to ‘the great dying’?

The climate emergency is here. We can’t wait any longer for major and dramatic worldwide action.

Here’s how the climate crisis is impacting the water cycle

The current extreme fluctuation in precipitation across the globe is due in large part to climate change.

Google’s new timelapse shows 37 years of climate change anywhere on...

“Visual evidence can cut to the core of the debate in a way that words cannot and communicate complex issues to everyone.”

Life on the human planet

Focus on the essentials of life, and you’ll discover that one important element is “community.”

A planet of missing beauties

In truth, in this coronaviral moment of ours, our world is being transformed before our eyes into one of missing beauties.

Food at risk as third of plants face extinction

“Extinction is forever, which is a loss not only in terms of their evolution and persistence on the planet, but also a loss to the future of our food.”

Suicide watch on Planet Earth

Even for an old man like me, it’s a terrifying thing to watch humanity make a decision, however inchoate, to essentially commit suicide.

Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere at highest level since the...

"So, the modern climate change we see is big, really big; even by standards of Earth history."

Human beings are destroying life on Earth but deluding ourselves that...

If you are powerful enough to campaign for change against one or more of the ongoing manifestations of violence in the world, consider doing so strategically so that you have maximum impact.

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Alarm bells ring as GOP pushes ‘death panel’ agenda for Social Security amid election...

The committee's actions come at a critical juncture, as President Biden, a staunch defender of Social Security and Medicare, prepares for a potential re-election battle against former President Donald Trump.

2024 election cycle shattered by record Dark Money surge

An unprecedented surge of dark money casts a shadow over the 2024 elections, challenging the transparency and integrity of American democracy with over $162 million in undisclosed contributions.

Over 16,000 chemicals lurk in everyday plastics, new report exposes

A shocking study unveils a hidden danger within our midst: over 16,000 chemicals, many hazardous, are embedded in the plastics that fill our homes and touch our lives.

Malnutrition crisis skyrockets in Gaza: One-third of toddlers face acute hunger amidst conflict

In Gaza's shadows, a malnutrition crisis grips its youngest, with one-third of toddlers in acute hunger. Amidst conflict, a generation's future hangs in balance, urging a global call to action.

How $9 billion from taxpayers fueled plastics production – and illegal pollution

A new report estimates the public cost of underwriting U.S. plastics industry growth and the environmental violations that followed.