Human culture has evolved to allow humans to extract resources and helped us expand to dominate the biosphere. But the same evolutionary processes may counteract efforts to solve new global ...

The CU Boulder research, the most comprehensive of its kind, meticulously assessed the global population’s exposure to conditions that violate five core environmental rights defined by the UN in 2022: ...

Alang, INDIA: Indian workers shout anti-Greenpeace slogans at a protest outside the Alang shipbreaking yard in the western state of Gujurat, 08 February 2006. French ambassador to India Dominique ...

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More than 99% of the world's 7.7 billion people have one or more of their environmental rights threatened, according to new research.

In an era defined by rapid change, constant digital exposure, and increasing environmental stress, global health has become one of the most important ...

Education Lab is a Seattle Times project that spotlights promising approaches to persistent challenges in public education. The Seattle Foundation serves as the fiscal sponsor for Education Lab, which ...

Plastic pollution is one of the top global environmental problems, leading to an estimated 19 to 23 million tons of plastic waste polluting lakes, rivers, seas and oceans across the world, according ...

The world is gearing up for COP27, the United Nations climate summit that starts Sunday. Held in Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt, the summit is expected to draw world leaders including President Biden, new ...

Recent attention is being paid to climate change, global environmental issues, and diversity, equity and inclusion. It has raised the profile of these issues and spurred an incredible amount of action ...

Central features of human evolution may stop our species from resolving global environmental problems like climate change, says a new study led by the University of Maine. Humans have come to dominate ...