Science & Tech

For centuries, scientists believed in a geocentric system—a system in which the Earth was the center of the universe. However, several great leaps in scientific discovery built ...

Doctor Jane Goodall is an English primatologist, anthropologist, nature conservationist, and activist known for her extensive studies on primates and the environment. She has be...

The efforts of water conservation aim to conserve the freshwater resources available on the planet.

Nature conservation, or conservation ecology, is one of many methods at the forefront of climate change mitigation. By helping conserve our natural resources, we can ensure that...

From the Borneo rainforests in Indonesia and Malaysia to the Amazon Basin, the world’s rainforests are some of the most ecologically essential (not to mention awe-inspiring) env...

Compared to fossil fuels such as oil, coal, and natural gas, solar power is a particularly sustainable form of energy.

Plastic pollutants comprise a significant amount of waste in our lands and waters and are dangerous for plants, animals, humans, and entire ecosystems.

Human activities are one of the leading causes of climate change. An unstable climate system is both bad for nature and public health, and will cause irreversible, long-term dam...

The effects of climate change reach far and wide. According to climate models, the impacts of climate change have the potential to cause irreparable damage to our planet. As the...