Olivia is a freelance reporter for EcoWatch.
Plastic accumulation in the sediment layer of the earth has increased exponentially following the end of World War II. Our fossil record is now marked by our "love of plastic".
Antarctic sea ice has typically been safe from the effects of climate change felt elsewhere on Earth. But in the last three years that has changed.
An early June heat wave cooked the mussels of Northern California's Bodega Head in their shells, causing the largest die-off of the foundational species in the area in 15 years.
In April 2019, the U.S. generated more electricity from renewable sources than from coal for the first time ever.
Almost 25 percent of the West Antarctic ice shelf is now thinning, and the Pine Island and Thwaites glaciers are losing ice at five times the rate they were in the early 1990s.
Scientists have created the first ever map of the underground web of fungi and bacteria which connect trees and forests around the world.
California still holds the vast majority of US solar installations, with almost half of all solar installations in the country.
Glaciers may be melting faster than scientists thought, causing 25 to 30% of global sea level rise.
There is likely more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere now than at any other time in the last three million years.
Between 1994 and 2007, oceans absorbed 34 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide, or 31% of what humans put into the atmosphere during that time.
A new study shows that marine heatwaves — periods when ocean temperatures spike for five days or more — are becoming more frequent and are having devastating effects on entire ecosystems.
There were once 14 species of giant tortoise on nine Galápagos islands. Now, this discovery has given researchers hope of finding more.
Perception of climate change as a threat has risen considerably over the past five years, whilst ISIS has fallen.
Potatoes are the latest victims of a series of unusual weather events which have affected British crops over the past 10 years.
The previously common sea star is now considered an endangered species, as warming oceans contribute to a dwindling population.
