A new Murdoch University study has found that cold-blooded animals (ectotherms) are unable to adjust physiologically to daily temperature fluctuations, a limitation that could leave them increasingly ...

Scientists say a record-smashing March heat wave in the U.S. Southwest shows climate change is already driving more dangerous ...

The recent trio of extreme wildfires, record-breaking rains and historic heat can all be tied to climate change, says one Southern California climate scientist. The unprecedented ongoing heat wave is ...

Human-driven climate change is slowing Earth's rotation at a rate not seen in 3.6 million years, with sea level rise increasing the length of days by 1.33 milliseconds per century, according to a new ...

An unprecedented heat wave in the West broke the record for the hottest March temperature anywhere in the United States: 108 degrees. It’s an alarming signal of how hot the planet is getting and how ...

Most people think of climate change as a straightforward problem: more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere means a warmer planet ...

A peer-reviewed study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences finds that climate change is now lengthening Earth’s days at a rate that could soon exceed the slowing effect of ...

The impact of climate change on physical activity patterns poses serious health risks and economic challenges, particularly ...

Climate scientists say many of the effects of climate change are happening faster than they predicted, the latest on the war ...

Introduction Climate-sensitive mortality in rapidly urbanising tropical Africa is poorly characterised, and how pandemics disrupt established seasonal patterns remains underexplored. We analysed ...

Microbes play a crucial role in maintaining the levels of many nutrients in our environment, but warming could disrupt their function in certain cycles.