New report shows key indicators of Earth’s health are ‘outside the safe operating space’ as climate disaster looms The planetary life support systems relied upon by humans have deteriorated to their worst levels ever recorded amid ongoing pollution and habitat destruction, according to a key yet grim annual update by scientists. Of the nine “planetary boundaries” that help determine whether life can flourish on Earth, seven are being breached at their highest ever levels of transgression, according to the latest planetary health check, a process that was established in 2009. Continue reading...

The Canadian government has committed C$25m to try to rescue the caribou in the province – but there is no agreement on how best to save the keystone species

This paper is motivated by growing concern about tipping dynamics and processes that can cause abrupt, self-amplifying, and irreversible changes across the Earth system and societies. It assesses curr...

Équipe de recherche ArchéoScience-ArchéoSociale (AS2) basé au département d'anthropologie de l'Université de Montréal

La historia ambiental de las antiguas sociedades mayas puede conservarse, de manera inesperada, en el fondo de los lagos. A partir del análisis de núcleos de sedimentos lacustres, especialistas buscan...

Un nouveau livre, cosigné par la professeure Julie Talbot, propose une réflexion sur l’Anthropocène.

Canada has experienced more-intense and longer fire seasons with more-frequent uncontrollable wildfires over the past decades. However, the effect of these changes remains unknown. This study identifi...

Il existe déjà des solutions justes et équitables pour répondre aux besoins énergétiques croissants.