— Analyses and summaries of content discussing planetary boundaries, a key concept in climate science and sustainability. —
Could Europe's pursuit of "green" energy solutions be creating new environmental and economic problems for some of its members, while others benefit? This analysis suggests a complex reality behind the sustainability labels.
Earth faces its sixth mass extinction, the Holocene extinction, driven by human activity. Homo sapiens' arrival in Australia 50,000 years ago and North America 15,000 years ago directly correlates with the disappearance of large mammals like mammoths and glyptodons. The current species loss rate is
Africa will collide with Eurasia in 50 million years, forming a new mountain range. In 5 billion years, the Andromeda galaxy will merge with the Milky Way. But first, in 2.8 billion years, the Sun's increased luminosity will evaporate Earth's oceans, raising temperatures to 47 °C and wiping out all