The Earth is dimming as it reflects less sunlight back into space, with the Northern Hemisphere darkening far faster than the ...

Ancient Chinese astronomers observed a solar eclipse in 709 BCE with remarkable detail. These old records are now helping ...

Oceans Absorb Nearly All Excess Heat From Global Warming The ocean is storing an estimated 91 percent of the excess heat ...

UCSB research offers a new perspective on how carbon is stored in the deep ocean and what it could mean for maintaining Earth ...

If you ever find yourself on Macquarie Island—a narrow, wind-lashed ridge halfway between Tasmania and Antarctica—the first ...

Rising heat and habitat loss force species to adapt. Learn how Asian elephants struggle to survive and the conservationists ...

A new study highlights the key role the Southern Ocean plays in the Earth’s climate system. Around 12,000 years ago, the last Ice Age drew to a close, global temperatures climbed, and the early ...

A long-term forest study shows that when soils dry under warming, microbes slow down and nitrogen gas emissions fall.

Scientists in Germany have, for the first time, produced the most comprehensive digital representation of the world’s built environment by compiling a high-resolution, three-dimensional dataset ...

Heatwave like the one in 2003 would cause thousands of deaths in a week in today's Europe, warns a new climate analysis.

Talia Birungi Kandole has since April 2024 planted 251,000 fruit and indigenous trees in schools, hospitals, national parks, and refugee settlements ...

The Bay of Bengal, long seen as Bangladesh’s maritime gold mine, is under siege. It faces a silent but accelerating crisis—one driven not only by overfishing but by the creeping threats of acidificati ...