Ciara Nugent

2020 Marks the Point When Human-Made Materials Outweigh All the Living Things on Earth, a New Study Finds

In a startling sign of the impact that humans are having on our planet, a s...

In a startling sign of the impact that humans are having on our planet, a study published Dec. 9 estimates that 2020 marks the point when human-made materials outweigh the total mass of Earth’s living...

Nicolas Maduro enters to vote at Ecological School Simon Rodriguez on December 6, 2020 in Caracas, Venezuela.

'Maduro's Grip on the System is now Total.' Venezuela's Opposition Faces Uncertain Future After Parliamentary Elections

No one was waiting with bated breath for the results of Venezuela's legisla...

No one was waiting with bated breath for the results of Venezuela's legislative election on Sunday. Seven years into his presidency, authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro was widely expected to take control of Venezuela's opposition-held parliament....

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street after it was announced that the UK Government has approved the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid vaccine for use from next week, on December 2, 2020 in London, England.

How the U.K. Approved Pfizer's COVID-19 Vaccine Faster Than the U.S. and Europe

Some experts in Europe and the U.S. see politics at work

Portuguese students joined the international movement Fridays for Future in Lisbon to protest against the climate situation amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Does Climate Change Violate Children's Human Rights? A European Court May Soon Decide

The summer of 2017 was hugely stressful for Sofia and André Oliveira, then ...

The summer of 2017 was hugely stressful for Sofia and André Oliveira, then aged 12 and 9. From their home in Lisbon, they watched a season of record wildfires and severe heat waves tear through...

The 10 Best Fiction Books of 2020

Reading fiction in 2020 was an act of defiance—of turning our attention awa...

Reading fiction in 2020 was an act of defiance—of turning our attention away from the catastrophes playing out around us to engage in a quiet, imaginative act. And the year’s best fiction offered many paths...

Houses severely damaged by hurricane Eta remain empty as local villagers evacuate the area ahead of Hurricane Iota on November 17, in La Lima, Honduras.

Central American Leaders Demand Climate Aid as a Record Storm Season Batters the Region

For Central America, this year’s storm season has been relentless. Already ...

For Central America, this year’s storm season has been relentless. Already struggling under the economic toll of COVID-19, the developing region was battered by Hurricane Eta in early November and had little time to regroup...

The fires in August 2019 were not limited to private land but also broke out in protected areas, including the Jacundá National Forest in Rondônia.

Could a Biden Administration Help Save the Amazon Rainforest?

Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro has resisted global attempts to slow deforestation