Food in the Anthropocene: the EAT–Lancet Commission on healthy diets from sustainable food systems
Executive summary Food systems have the potential to nurture human health and support
environmental sustainability; however, they are currently threatening both. Providing a …
environmental sustainability; however, they are currently threatening both. Providing a …
Environmental impacts and decarbonization strategies in the cement and concrete industries
The use of cement and concrete, among the most widely used man-made materials, is under
scrutiny. Owing to their large-scale use, production of cement and concrete results in …
scrutiny. Owing to their large-scale use, production of cement and concrete results in …
Earth beyond six of nine planetary boundaries
This planetary boundaries framework update finds that six of the nine boundaries are
transgressed, suggesting that Earth is now well outside of the safe operating space for …
transgressed, suggesting that Earth is now well outside of the safe operating space for …
An astronomically dated record of Earth's climate and its predictability over the last 66 million years
Much of our understanding of Earth's past climate comes from the measurement of oxygen
and carbon isotope variations in deep-sea benthic foraminifera. Yet, long intervals in …
and carbon isotope variations in deep-sea benthic foraminifera. Yet, long intervals in …
Global human-made mass exceeds all living biomass
Humanity has become a dominant force in sha** the face of Earth 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.
An emerging question is how the overall material output of human activities compares to the …
An emerging question is how the overall material output of human activities compares to the …
People have shaped most of terrestrial nature for at least 12,000 years
Archaeological and paleoecological evidence shows that by 10,000 BCE, all human
societies employed varying degrees of ecologically transformative land use practices …
societies employed varying degrees of ecologically transformative land use practices …
The four epidemiological stages in the global evolution of inflammatory bowel disease
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a global disease; its evolution can be stratified into four
epidemiological stages: Emergence, Acceleration in Incidence, Compounding Prevalence …
epidemiological stages: Emergence, Acceleration in Incidence, Compounding Prevalence …
Trajectories of the Earth System in the Anthropocene
W Steffen, J Rockström, K Richardson… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
We explore the risk that self-reinforcing feedbacks could push the Earth System toward a
planetary threshold that, if crossed, could prevent stabilization of the climate at intermediate …
planetary threshold that, if crossed, could prevent stabilization of the climate at intermediate …
Social physics
Recent decades have seen a rise in the use of physics methods to study different societal
phenomena. This development has been due to physicists venturing outside of their …
phenomena. This development has been due to physicists venturing outside of their …
Earth's sediment cycle during the Anthropocene
The global sediment cycle is a fundamental feature of the Earth system, balancing
competing factors such as orogeny, physical–chemical erosion and human action. In this …
competing factors such as orogeny, physical–chemical erosion and human action. In this …