Climate change is the fastest-growing global threat to World Heritage. However, no systematic approach to assess the climate vulnerability of each particular property has existed – until now.

Agriculture plays a key role in food security in Africa. It is also crucial to the economic sector, accounting for between 40%-65% of jobs.

Elephants have long captivated our attention, partly because of their sheer size and majesty. But we’re also struck by their complex behaviour.

Coral reefs are home to so many species that they often are called “the rainforests of the seas.”

If humanity's two choices are to transform or collapse, the only rational, moral choice is to immerse yourself in the struggle to protect all life

The British town of Wainfleet in Lincolnshire is underwater. After two months rain in two days, the River Steeping burst its banks, and 580 homes were evacuated.

The next great agricultural revolution is here. Wine growers have a neat, if unusual, trick for making more flavorful wine — don’t water the vines

It’s been a record-setting year for devastating and deadly wildfires across Canada and throughout the world.

Fish on coral reefs can thank an unlikely source for their abundance: tiny bottom-dwelling fish no more than three centimeters long.

You might feel bad about having a less-than-manicured lawn, but it’s great for bees and other pollinators.

Biomining is the kind of technique promised by science fiction: a vast tank filled with microorganisms that leach metal from ore, old mobile phones and hard drives.

If we’re serious about feeding the world’s growing population healthy food, and not ruining the planet, we need to get used to a new style of eating.

Around 4 million tonnes of food reaches landfill in Australia each year. This forms part of Australia’s organic waste, the country’s largest unrecovered stream of waste that goes into landfill.

The Green New Deal has broadened imaginations worldwide on the subject of climate change, encouraging people to consider what action to tackle it could do for society.

Removing salts and other impurities from water is really difficult. For thousands of years people, including Aristotle, tried to make fresh water from sea water.

In cities around the world, trees are often planted to help control temperatures and mitigate the effects of the “urban heat island”. But while trees have been called “nature’s air conditioners”, in practice, scientists often have difficulty demonstrating their cooling properties.

Climate change is a chronic challenge – it is here now, and will be with us throughout this century and beyond.