Global warming does not affect our planet evenly. Some areas such as the Arctic region or high mountain peaks warm faster ...

Researchers have uncovered that both ocean currents and atmospheric changes contribute equally to a cold patch in the North ...

Earth has experienced both hot and cold periods over time, though warm times have been more common. That’s true of the last 485 million years, as seen in this timeline reported in 2024. Our genus, ...

Air pollution causes cooling by reflecting sunlight or by changing the properties of clouds so they reflect more sunlight.

After 12 consecutive months with temperatures 1.5 C above the 1850-1900 average, Earth’s temperature has now fallen slightly.

Scientists uncover signs that Earth’s resilience to carbon emissions may be unraveling faster than climate models suggest. A ...

Our climate seems to be more sensitive to greenhouse gas emissions than some researchers had hoped, meaning the world will ...

China’s smog reducing efforts improved public health - but may have accelerated global warming by reducing sunlight-reflecting aerosols.

Something strange happens to water as it moves through the stems of horsetail plants – and this unique process provides ...

The world’s oceans—critical conduits of global commerce, reservoirs of marine biodiversity, and regulators of Earth’s climate ...

Spring 2025 was the UK's warmest and sunniest on record. Hot on its heels, June became the warmest month on record for ...

Earth’s major climate goal is too warm for the polar ice sheets, study says If Earth stays at its current levels of warming — below policymakers’ goal of 1.5 degrees Celsius — polar ice ...