The vast data centers that power artificial intelligence are so energy hungry that they’re heating up their surroundings, ...

People often get the environmental impact of food wrong, according to new research. While many assume processed foods are the worst, they tend to overlook the surprisingly high impact of items like ...

(Beyond Pesticides, January 6, 2026) Editor’s Note: We begin the new year with a clarion call for meaningful strategies to eliminate petrochemical pesticide and fertilizer use, based on the ...

An international study published across 34 countries shows that the biological age of the brain can be accelerated or delayed by environmental risk (air pollution, public housing conditions) and ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. The combined effects of humanity’s actions are making ecosystems less resistant to change, and threatening the vital ecosystem services humanity ...

The field of environmental studies examines the complex relationships between humans and the natural world. Like environmental science, students of environmental studies learn about ecology, biology, ...

The most comprehensive global environment assessment ever undertaken calls for a new approach to jointly tackle the most pressing environmental issues including climate change and biodiversity loss ...

At the outset of the Cold War and the dawn of the era of nuclear competition, the United States and the Soviet Union worked quickly to develop large stockpiles of weapons and to demonstrate the power ...

The upcoming Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games could face environmental challenges related to heat, air quality and water quality. These challenges will pose potential threats to athletes and ...

At the outset of the Cold War era, the United States and the Soviet Union rapidly built up large nuclear arsenals as part of the prevailing doctrine of deterrence, under which each nation attempted to ...