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Modelling shows that if we continue on current trajectory, global heating will drive a cascade of extinctions in plants and animals

The 196 countries meeting for the UN Convention on Biological Diversity conference (COP15) in Montreal, Canada, are negotiating a new set of targets for reversing the loss of Earth’s biodiversity. They have set themselves a formidable challenge: ensuring humanity is “living in harmony with nature” by 2050.

Brian Reade savours the World Cup Final as the greatest player on Earth Lionel Messi approaches the defining moment of his career with Argentina set to face France in thef inal in Qatar

The satellite will help track the impacts of rising sea levels, droughts and erosion brought on by climate change.

We are wiping out other species at an alarming rate to get what we want

The constant rumble of traffic and people brings cities to life. But is it also making us sick? The ill-effects of noise pollution are now well documented, with cities declaring open war on the not-so-silent killer. The Down to Earth team takes a closer look.

A U.S.-French satellite that will map almost all of the world's surface water has rocketed into orbit

Democrats agree to Republican demands to scrap vaccination requirement for service members to win support for $858bn defense bill. Plus, Trump’s superhero card collection

Even guardians of America's atomic clocks say time doesn't work the way we think it does.

A SpaceX rocket blasted off early on Friday carrying a U.S.-French satellite designed to conduct an unprecedented global survey of Earth's surface waters, a mission expected to shed new light on the mechanics and consequences of climate change.

With only two instances of the word ‘ocean’ in the latest 5,000-word working agreement, delegates fear marine biodiversity is being sacrificed