Mankind's awareness of our impact on the planet has fundamentally altered Earth's self-regulating system, a pair of scientists have said. Timothy Lenton and Bruno Latour believe that by becoming aware ...

The animated sci-fi series Scavenger’s Reign takes viewers to the strange planet of Vesta, where womb-like sacks hang from trees and floating fluff balls stick to skin. It’s a hostile and merciless ...

Honorary Senior Associate, Faculty of Science, The University of Melbourne James Lovelock’s “Gaia hypothesis” has challenged conventional thinking about the nature of the earth as an integrated system ...

The problem with this analysis is that it's looking in the rear-view mirror. Look ahead and it's obvious that the capability of life to sculpt its own environment is gaining strength rapidly and will ...