Some factions of religious communities are addressing environmental challenges and offering guidance for followers to protect the natural world. Examples include Christian churches teaching about ...

Data centers—such as those used by Microsoft, Amazon, Google, and Meta—are crucial for data connectivity, storage, and processing. However, these pose concerns given their large real estate footprint ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has been publishing annual reports on world health statistics since 2005, with a focus on health-related sustainable development goals (SDGs) since 2016. WHO’s 2025 ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is taking the world by storm—and is causing a storm of controversy over its gargantuan electricity appetite and its insatiable thirst for fresh water to cool the heat its ...

Through some of Europe’s most stunning countryside, an epic 167-mile story flows—a story of how courage, determination, and sacrifice by ordinary people saved one of the continent’s last surviving ...

World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought—held each year on June 17—was designated in 1994 by the UN. The day “raises awareness and promotes solutions to desertification, land degradation and ...

Breaking company co-founders CEO Sukanya Punthambaker (second from left) and chief scientific officer Vaskar Gnyawali (right) with lab colleagues. ©Breaking The world relies on plastics for endless ...

The plight of the Amazon Rainforest will be the focus of a major “impact concert” held in Brazil later this year. The first Global Citizen Festival: Amazonia will take place November 1, 2025, in Belém ...

Whether a resident or visitor to the US, air pollution—including particulate matter, carbon dioxide, and the like—is a concern given its potential health and environmental impacts. The American Lung ...

In celebration of his 99th birthday, broadcaster, naturalist, and international treasure Sir David Attenborough released a new film, Ocean, on Hulu.

The conservation world went quiet on May 29 when Valmik Thapar—India’s "Tiger Warrior"—took his last breath. For 50 years, his raspy voice had thundered through bureaucratic halls, fighting for Bengal ...

A new study published in Nature Communications reveals that "low carbon [emissions] lifestyles" could play a significant role in helping the world meet its climate goals. The research quantifies the ...