The planet’s breakneck release of carbon dioxide may be steering Earth toward a tipping point that echoes the planet’s most ...

A global push to cap plastic production collapsed again in Geneva, as major producers like the U.S. and Gulf states resisted limits, stalling the long-running effort to finalize a binding global ...

The rising number of tourists and long-term research projects in Antarctica are releasing heavy metal particles that darken ...

For the first time, China’s booming wind and solar sectors are reducing the country’s carbon emissions, raising pressure on ...

Scientists are warning that chemicals in everyday plastics are driving a steep worldwide decline in sperm counts, a trend accelerating over the past two decades.Damien Gayle reports for The ...

Brazil is pressuring governments to submit updated climate targets ahead of a key UN meeting, as most countries — including top polluters — have yet to deliver their pledges.Fiona Harvey reports for ...

A United Nations declaration meant to guide global efforts to reduce chronic diseases has dropped or softened proposed taxes ...

Indigenous leaders from eight Amazon nations are demanding binding protections, a halt to fossil fuel projects, and formal ...

President Trump’s policy reversals have dismantled major climate programs from the Biden era, leaving U.S. environmental ...

The Pentagon invoked a rarely used Cold War-era law to secure a $3.5 billion stake in MP Materials, the nation’s only rare earths miner, while sidestepping federal contracting and procurement ...

Children exposed in utero to the pesticide chlorpyrifos show clear signs of altered brain structure and reduced motor ...

A rural region of Missouri with some of the state's highest pesticide use also faces elevated cancer rates and a deepening ...