Humans affect the environment in positive and negative ways. Cutting down trees and littering have a negative effect on animals and plants. Protecting endangered species and cleaning lakes and ...

Activists and ordinary citizens defending their rights to land and the environment face intimidation, legal harassment, and deadly violence. Human Rights Watch champions human rights law to force ...

The world’s inequalities are constantly growing : millions of people continue to suffer from forced evictions, inadequate access to education and basic health treatment and appalling working ...

Lead pollution started peaking when the Romans took over the Aegean coastline.

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access information on a device and to provide personalised ads and content, ad and ...

What species will become the next rulers of Earth when humans are no longer dominant? Which creatures might inherit the throne?

A long-standing question about when archaic members of the genus Homo adapted to harsh environments such as deserts and rainforests has been answered in a new research paper. A long-standing ...

I believe that climate change is real,” Zeldin said, adding that he would work to “ensure we are protecting our environment, while also protecting our economy.” ...

The focus of environmental security is the role of the environment in sustaining life and human well-being. Its main objective is to protect ecosystems, natural resources and the environment to ...

If Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination is approved, he would oversee health at a time when environmental impacts loom large.

Companies face complex challenges as ESG-related legislation and regulation becomes an ever-increasing focus for governments ...

A recent report from the EPA outlines the potential human and environmental risks from PFAS chemical found in sewage sludge.