The majority of our planet's vital functions are at risk, a new report released on Wednesday by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) reveals. The Planetary Health Check report by ...

A schematic diagram for the three constituent parts of Earth system science and their functional elements A schematic diagram for the behavior of physical, chemical and biological interactions within ...

Microorganisms live in biofilms - the equivalent of microbial "cities"- everywhere on Earth. These city-like structures protect and house microbial communities and play essential roles in enabling ...

Tipping elements of the Earth system should be considered global commons, researchers argue in a new paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). Global commons cannot—as ...