New research indicates that humans shaped their environments through hunting and controlled use of fire tens of thousands of ...

A study from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) in Nature Food analyzes the ecological "footprint" from ...

To mark Earth Overshoot Day (August 2nd — the earliest to date) — the date when humanity’s annual demand on nature exceeds what Earth can regenerate over the entire year — international research ...

Visitors of the Shanghai World Expo have the opportunity to evaluate their ecological impacts on the planet with the Ecological Footprint calculator available at the WWF pavilion. Ecological Footprint ...

China’s average ecological footprint has doubled since the 1960s and now demands more than 2 times what the country’s ecosystems can sustainably supply, a new report finds. China’s average ecological ...

Only around 1.1% of the world's population is vegan, but this percentage is growing. For example, in Germany the number of vegans approximately doubled between 2016 and 2020 to 2% of the population, ...

The current ecological crises facing our planet are extensively the result of a human behavioral crisis, according to a 2023 paper appearing in the journal Science Progress. The paper cites economic ...

The transformation of global maritime supply chains through Industry 4.0 is reshaping the ways in which marine systems ...

When we think of polluting industries, we think of fossil fuels, chemicals and transport. But there's another industry that should be added to the list of those most harmful to the planet: textiles.