The Planetary Health Check is a key monitor of earth's vital signs—and will guide action for a more sustainable world.

Earth’s green center has been drifting steadily for decades, reflecting a change in where vegetation grows most intensely.

Behind the long-term climate projections that affect our lives sits one of the most remarkable scientific achievements of the ...

For over five decades, scientists have been striving to predict Earth's future climate. The progress has been remarkable, yet the task is daunting. As global warming accelerates, our ability to ...

Earth is inching closer to irreversible climate change according to a recent report by an international group of climate researchers and Earth System scientists. Tracking 35 planetary vital signs — ...

Earth’s spin is not as steady as it looks. As ice melts and groundwater is pumped from deep aquifers to the surface, the planet’s mass is shifting, and with it the position of the rotational axis that ...

Scientists say multiple critical Earth systems appear closer to destabilisation than previously believed. This is putting the planet in increased danger of following a “hothouse” path driven by ...

Andrew King receives funding from the ARC Centre of Excellence for 21st Century Weather and the National Environmental Science Program. Tilo Ziehn receives funding from the ARC Centre of Excellence ...

Tristan Salles receives funding from Australian Research Council. Laurent Husson does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from ...

At half the size of Earth and one-tenth its mass, Mars is a featherweight as far as planets go. And yet, new research reveals the extent to which Mars is quietly tugging on Earth’s orbit and shaping ...