Researchers drilling through 1,600 feet of ice at Prudhoe Dome in northwest Greenland uncovered bedrock containing chemical ...

A view of one part of the Paleontology collection in the Museum of Natural History, arranged by the addition of representative specimens from other parts of the three floors of fossils in the East ...

While the Milankovitch Cycles operate on timescales far longer than human lifespans, their effects are always at play.

Earth recorded its hottest year ever in 2024, with such a big jump that the planet temporarily passed a major climate threshold, several weather monitoring agencies announced Friday. Last year's ...

Microplastics could be disrupting how oceans absorb and store carbon, potentially undermining a natural buffer that helps ...

PARIS—Earth’s temperature was more than 1.5 degrees Celsius warmer than the preindustrial era in the 12 months ending January, the first time temperatures averaged over a yearlong period have breached ...

A new study confirms that the planet harbors a 'stabilizing feedback' mechanism that acts over hundreds of thousands of years to keep global temperatures within a steady, habitable range. The Earth's ...

For four days in a row, the planet reached its hottest day ever recorded as regions all over the world endure dangerous heat. Earth warmed to the highest temperature ever recorded by human-made ...

From the Northern Hemisphere to the Southern Hemisphere, high temperatures can affect any part the globe. Whether you measure it in Celsius or Fahrenheit, sometimes the temperature outside can become ...