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  • The use of groundwater with high levels of geogenic contaminants, such as arsenic, has caused severe health impacts and mortality in communities globally. This Review examines the drivers and occurrence of groundwater contamination by naturally occurring arsenic, fluoride, selenium and uranium.

    • Abhijit Mukherjee
    • Poulomee Coomar
    • Avner Vengosh
    Review Article
  • With continued anthropogenic warming, an ice-free Arctic (sea ice area <1 million km2) is inevitable. This Review outlines the various characteristics of an ice-free Arctic, highlighting that future emission trajectories will determine where, how frequently and how long the Arctic will be ice free each year.

    • Alexandra Jahn
    • Marika M. Holland
    • Jennifer E. Kay
    Review Article
  • Growing awareness of environmental risks and mounting regulatory and consumer pressure have driven unprecedented demand for environmental science expertise in the corporate sector. Recruiting skilled individuals with academic backgrounds and fostering collaboration among businesses, research institutions, universities and environmental professionals are vital for enhancing environmental knowledge and capability in companies.

    • Alexey K. Pavlov
    • Daiane G. Faller
    • Jane E. Collins
    Comment
  • To explore career opportunities outside of academia, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment interviewed Tim Armitage about their career path from a postdoctoral researcher to a geoscience consultant at the British Geological Survey.

    • Erin Scott
    • Tim Armitage
    Q&A
  • To explore career opportunities outside of academia, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment interviewed Sarah Clancy about their career path from a postdoctoral researcher to a technical policy advisor at Northumbrian Water.

    • Erin Scott
    • Sarah Clancy
    Q&A
  • To explore career opportunities outside of academia, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment interviewed Sandra Snæbjörnsdóttir about their career path from postdoctoral researcher to Chief Scientist at Carbfix.

    • Graham Simpkins
    • Sandra Ó. Snæbjörnsdóttir
    Q&A
  • Antarctica and the Southern Ocean provide numerous ecosystem services that benefit people globally, but many are ‘invisible’ to markets and to some decision makers. A subset of these services — Antarctic tourism, commercial fisheries, and a suite of inter-related regulating services — are conservatively valued at ~US $180 billion annually, highlighting their importance.

    • Natalie Stoeckl
    • Vanessa Adams
    • Satoshi Yamazaki
    Comment
  • Accurate and timely food production data are needed to promote food security and sustainability, but data scarcity exists across national and international levels. This Review examines data availability and reliability for crops, livestock and aquatic food production and recommends solutions to address data scarcity.

    • Endalkachew Abebe Kebede
    • Hanan Abou Ali
    • Kyle Frankel Davis
    Review Article
  • The different contributions of long-term and short-term variability to the evolution of ice sheets lead to substantial uncertainties in ice sheet models. This Review describes the response of ice sheets to oceanic, atmospheric and hydrological processes across a range of timescales.

    • Edward Hanna
    • Dániel Topál
    • Lizz Ultee
    Review Article
  • Moderate drought occurs widely, impacting crop yield. This Review discusses crop traits that can confer drought tolerance, the role of the environment and management, and how crop models predict their potential impact on yield.

    • Vincent Vadez
    • Alexandre Grondin
    • Andrea Carminati
    Review Article
  • Ana Cristina Vasquez discusses how Cu isotopes can trace metal pollution sources from anthropogenic activities, such as urban pollution, traffic emissions, mining and smelting

    • Ana Cristina Vasquez
    Tools of the Trade
  • Drainage divides — the topographic boundary separating surface water flow — are dynamic features of the Earth’s surface that shape hydrological processes, sediment transport, carbon cycles and geographic connectivity of ecosystems. This Review explores the dynamics of divide migration and its implications.

    • Chuanqi He
    • Jean Braun
    • Gaia Stucky de Quay
    Review Article
  • Three satellite laser altimeter missions (ICESat, ICESat-2 and GEDI) have been instrumental in tracking environmental change on Earth since 2003. This Review discusses the principles of these missions and their major contributions to Earth system science.

    • Lori A. Magruder
    • Sinead L. Farrell
    • Helen A. Fricker
    Review Article