An international team of scientists, led by the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s S. Kathleen Lyons, is providing a new framework — Earth system engineering — for examining how organisms, especially ...

Tipping elements of the Earth system should be considered global commons, researchers argue. Global commons cannot -- as they currently do -- only include the parts of the planet outside of national ...

In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists have identified a ring-like structure within the Earth’s outer core, approximately 2,890 kilometers beneath our feet. This revelation, detailed in a study ...

The Gaia Theory proposes that Earth’s living and non-living systems could act as a single self-regulating organism. This model may explain how ecosystems maintain balance over time. Five-Judge Panel ...

An accidental discovery might change how we think about one of the most mysterious structures in our solar system. The Oort Cloud, a large expanse of icy bodies revolving around the sun at a distance ...

“Stability and wealth of nations and our civilisation depends on the stability of critical Earth system functions that operate beyond national borders. At the same time, human activities push harder ...