For decades, geologists labeled a billion-year stretch of Earth’s history—from 1.8 to 0.8 billion years ago—as the “Boring ...

Global scientists warn that humanity is on the verge of crossing irreversible climate thresholds, with coral reefs already at their tipping point and polar ice sheets possibly beyond recovery. The ...

Imagine Earth turning into a giant kettle for five seconds. It sounds like the set of a disaster film—but if the planet’s surface temperature suddenly jumped to 100°C (212°F), ...

This is the message of the sixth issue of the annual "State of the Climate" report. The report was prepared by an ...

Bill Gates, who has sunk billions on initiatives ostensibly meant to combat global warming, penned a lengthy blog urging a ...

Earth’s climate balance isn’t just governed by the slow weathering of silicate rocks, which capture carbon and stabilize temperature over eons. New research reveals that biological and oceanic ...

A tiny shift in Earth’s spin could trigger a move timekeepers have never made before, and it might impact everything from satellites to global networks. The Earth is picking up speed, and it’s forcing ...

A recent change in climate policy by the Trump Administration threatens to change everything on earth — from the fast-warming planet itself to all the life on it. On July 29, Lee Zeldin, the ...

For nearly twenty years, satellites have quietly gauged the flow of sunlight and heat through the Earth’s atmosphere. Today, scientists say those measurements indicate a disturbing trend — the ...

Earth’s atmosphere now has more carbon dioxide in it than it has in millions — and possibly tens of millions — of years, according to data released Thursday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

Scientists warn that blocking sunlight using aerosols to cool Earth may cause more harm than good, with unpredictable risks ...