Human activity may be triggering the greatest extinction event since the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs, ...

On the second and third floors of New York City’s International Center of Photography (ICP), a collection of over 40 years worth of Edward Burtnysky’s vision of industrial, human impact on the planet ...

Renowned Canadian photographic artist and filmmaker Edward Burtynsky has taken over two vast floors at London’s Saatchi Gallery to present Extraction/Abstraction, the largest exhibition of his 40 year ...

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The Nature Conservancy Chief Scientist Katharine Hayhoe sits down for an exclusive interview with Newsweek during New York ...

The widespread death of coral reefs is the first in a series of catastrophic and potentially irreversible tipping points the ...

Encroachment on plant and animal life by man is fueling diseases. As the war against COVID-19 brings entire countries to a screeching halt, the planet is beginning to see a glimpse into a world ...

The impacts of human-caused climate change are so overwhelming they’re actually messing with time, according to new research. Polar ice melt caused by global warming is changing the speed of Earth’s ...

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In some parts of the continental United States, you might drive through a nearly unchanging landscape for hours. Stretching for miles and miles, vast swaths of soil are dedicated to growing crops—corn ...

Humans have made an indelible mark on the planet. Since the mid-20th century, we've accelerated the digging of mines, construction of dams, expansion of cities and clearing of forests for agriculture ...