The Earth’s climate is a dynamic entity, continuously evolving over billions of years with alternating periods of extreme heat and cold. Recent scientific studies indicate that the Earth is subtly ...

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 ...

Humanity has reached the first Earth system tipping point, the widespread death of warm-water coral reefs, marking the beginning of irreversible planetary shifts. As global temperatures move beyond ...

Our planet has certain natural systems that help in balancing and controlling the rising temperature. For instance, it has been reported that rocks absorb carbon dioxide from the air, and similarly, ...

The Earth has reached its first climate tipping point, signalling a bleak new reality for the planet that scientists had once believed was still far away. In a damning new report released on Monday, ...

Earth's systems are nearing tipping points that could plunge the planet into a "hothouse" regime — but there's still time to ...

Four of the most important interconnected parts of the Earth's climate system are losing stability, according to a review article based on observational data published in Nature Geoscience. 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 ...

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

Smithsonian researcher Ingrid Romero studies fossil pollen to reconstruct ancient climates and predict future changes Erin Wunderlich Researcher Ingrid Romero holds a case full of pollen slides at the ...