In a world that depends on liquid fresh water, almost all of it—99%—lies buried beneath the Earth’s surface, with the remaining 1% found in rivers and lakes. Since ancient times, people have tapped ...

Canadian registered nurse Janna Greir always loved the idea of living in the country and operating a small farm, but her hopes to become a first-generation farmer seemed dim until she discovered a new ...

HJIFEP envisions a world where humanity and the natural world coexist in harmony. Such a world would be built on the principles of interdependence, mutual prosperity, and universally shared values. To ...

World Food Prize 2020 winner and renowned soil scientist Professor Rattan Lal serves as director of the Rattan Lal Center for Carbon Management and Sequestration at The Ohio State University. Dr. Lal ...

Southern England is home to unique freshwater ecosystems known as chalk streams. The name is derived from the rivers’ unusual chalk bedrock, formed during the Cretaceous period. Teeming with flora and ...

The growing concern about the world’s natural surroundings and the need to gather and share environmental information have fostered the growth of two innovations: so-called “citizen scientists” and ...

Since the dawn of civilization, humans have used wood as a primary building material. Strong, bountiful, easy to shape—its suitability for construction is well-established. In comparison, timber has ...

According to the Haitian government, the 7.3-magnitude 2010 Haiti earthquake on the Richter scale caused an estimated 220,000 deaths, displaced 1.3 million people, and damaged or destroyed over ...

In November, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization published its 2024 State of Food and Agriculture report on global “agrifood” or the entire food supply chain. The report highlights the hidden ...

Over the last 50 years, wild vertebrate populations have dropped by 73%, the World Wildlife Fund said in a 2024 report released in October. The group collected 34,836 population trends on 5,495 ...

As one of two poles contributing to Earth’s magnetic field and the unofficially recognized home of Santa Claus, the North Pole is part of the arctic, with its tundra, polar bears, and marine life.

Around the world, healthcare professionals are collaborating to harness the benefits of whole-food, plant-based diets to address chronic diseases, improve patient outcomes, and support planetary ...