Humanity may already be living far beyond what Earth can sustainably support, according to a sweeping new study analyzing more than 200 years of population and environmental data. Researchers found ...

Earth has existed for more than 4 billion years without present-day humans. In the past, dinosaurs and cavemen never used its plentiful natural resources. Today, with 8 billion humans on this planet, ...

The solid Earth is the repository of the raw materials that support life. Further, it is the continual discovery of new Earth resources, or new approaches for exploitation of known resources, that ...

Today, the “green” movement is exacerbating the unsustainable extraction of the earth’s resources of minerals and metals just to support the generation of electricity. Without replenishment of those ...

Natural resources such as oil, soil, metals, sand, and water underpin everything in daily life. Nature and biodiversity help generate an estimated $44 trillion of economic value – more than half of ...

Scientists believe Mars is rich in water ice, metals like iron and titanium, and rare Earth elements — resources that Earth is fast depleting. 'Real and immediate threat' that Trump will 'destroy or ...