Stratospheric ozone depletion The stratospheric ozone layer in the atmosphere filters out ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun. If this layer decreases, increasing amounts of UV radiation... Read more
A new study shows that a single corporation has registered nearly half of all existing gene patents from marine organisms A single corporation has registered nearly half of all existing pate... Read more
A decade on, IGBP in collaboration with the Stockholm Resilience Centre has reassessed and updated the Great Acceleration indicators, first published in the IGBP synthesis, Global Change and... Read more
From coral reefs to prairie grasslands, some of the world’s most iconic habitats are susceptible to sudden collapse due to seemingly minor events. A classic example: the decimation of... Read more
The idea of planet-wide environmental boundaries, beyond which humanity would go at its peril, is gaining ground PULL a spring, let it go, and it will snap back into shape. Pull it further a... Read more
IF YOU ONLY HAD A SINGLE STATEMENT TO PASS ON TO OTHERS SUMMARIZING THE MOST VITAL LESSON TO BE DRAWN FROM YOUR WORK, WHAT WOULD IT BE? In his famous Lectures on Physics, Richard Feynman pre... Read more
Aligning economic value with currently unpriced things—in nature and society—could be the ticket to global sustainability. The week started off on a dark note. From São Paulo to Seoul, Mosco... Read more