Human-driven climate change is causing Earth's poles to lose so much ice it's changing the planet's rotation rate, affecting how we keep time. Business Insider Subscribe Newsletters ...

Ever wondered if human ingenuity could literally shift our planet? Turns out, it can – albeit ever so slightly.

The impact of human activities -- such as greenhouse gas emissions and deforestation -- on Earth's surface have been well-studied. Now, hydrology researchers from the University of Arizona have ...

CC BY ScienceAtNASA, How Humans Are Changing Earth, YouTube, //www.youtube ... In her presentation, she emphasized how human activities are accelerating environmental changes, ...

Groundwater extracted for irrigation and other human activities displaced 2,150 gigatons of water between 1993 and 2010. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Earth has warmed over the last 100 years due to human activities that release greenhouse gases. There is no hundred-year temperature record for Jupiter, Neptune, Mars or Pluto.

New data shows that CO2 levels have broken through 430 parts per million, an indication that human-caused global warming will ...

Worldwide, farming is responsible for more than 20% of greenhouse gas emissions and uses more than 70% of all fresh water taken from rivers, lakes and groundwater. It's the leading driver of ...

From left to right, satellite images show the extent of the Aral Sea in 2000, 2007 and 2014. The Aral Sea dried up as a result of human activities and drought. | Credit: NASA Earth Observatory ...

Humanity has thrown the global water cycle off balance “for the first time in human history,” fueling a growing water disaster that will wreak havoc on economies, food production and lives ...

The impact of human activities—such as greenhouse gas emissions and deforestation—on Earth's surface have been well-studied. Now, hydrology researchers from the University of Arizona have ...

Humanity has thrown the global water cycle off balance “for the first time in human history,” fueling a growing water disaster that will wreak havoc on economies, food production and lives ...