Research suggests we are on the brink of crossing several ecological "tipping points" that could derail ecosystems like the Amazon rainforest and permafrost-covered tundras. But just as humans can ...

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 white paper published by a multidisciplinary team of top scientists in China, Earth system is defined to encompass both internal and external geospheres from solid Earth system through surface ...