The Earth system interacts and connects in unexpected ways—from the interactions of bacteria and rocks to the convective and tectonic processes that build mountains, from the core to the atmosphere, ...

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This story was produced in partnership with the National Geographic Society. This week a United Nations working group responded to a joint statement posted online in December by some of the world’s ...

World leaders must increase their commitments to conserving land and water, and quickly, if a stable climate and high quality of life are to be preserved in the near future, a new scientific study ...