By John Cannon For more than a century, nations have measured societal gains in terms of economic growth. But a new ...

Heat waves that are impossible to survive without air-conditioning could soon afflict far more of the globe than they do now, ...

Social Limits to Growth: The review finds that above a certain level of income, economic growth does not improve human well-being, and the costs of growth (e.g., pollution and social upheaval) may ...

A comprehensive new review by leading experts in the sustainability science field, published in The Lancet Planetary Health, is challenging the long-held assumption that economic growth is necessary ...

Located less than 20 light years away, HD 20794d could potentially be one of the most Earth-like planets found so far, ...

Astronomers have found some pretty wild exoplanets. Some are balls of lava the temperature of hell, one is partially made of ...

A newly published report explores a framework for global climate risk management, includes contributions from an actuary at the Government Actuary's ...

Those limits mostly include water being frozen and ... "the cenotectic plays a central role in the 'endgame' of planetary oceans. As large water-rich planetary bodies cool over geologic timescales ...