Tiny fragments of plastic are in the air, land and water in the country, where the burning of trash is common.

Left alone, tropical forests may recover—but experiments show that targeted nitrogen can dramatically accelerate their first ten years of regrowth and carbon storage, buying time in a warming world.

Beyond living standards, economic growth has shaped how societies cope with shocks and distribute gains. As growth weakens, these less visible functions may prove just as consequential as its economic effects.

Read the full Speech to Europe 2026 by Anne Applebaum with the title `The European Moment´, held on 13 May 2026 at Judenplatz, Vienna.

A team at the University of East London argues that "defensive rewilding" could stop invading armies more cheaply than concrete ever could—while doubling as a climate solution.

If modernity cannot endure within planetary limits, what comes next? Dave Murphy and Tom Murphy debate the likelihood of collapse, the possibility of adaptation, and what we owe each other in a time of ecological overshoot.

New research shows that plants can temporarily halt root growth under stresses like cold and drought, then rapidly restart it once conditions improve. By identifying the genes behind this “pause and push” response, scientists hope to develop crops that recover more quickly from extreme weather, strengthening food security in a changing climate.

Studies show a steep decline in nature-related language, from books to music. Now, projects like children’s books, citizen science platforms and everyday practices like gardening and birdwatching are helping rebuild our ecological vocabulary.

At the UN, global leaders say governments must stop talking and start implementing protections they adopted.

Regions are often treated as spatial units where environmental policies are implemented and evaluated. In practice, they also function as implementation systems, in which responsibility is carried for...