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

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

A chemical "anomaly" revealed through an analysis of meteorites may have led to finding the first existing evidence of "proto ...

One hundred years after the heroic journey to Nome, scientists reveal how Balto's DNA explains his incredible endurance and ...

2024 may have been Earth's hottest year in at least 125,000 years, according to a grim climate report published Wednesday (Oct. 29) that describes our world as "on the brink" and warns its "vital ...

The term “ecosystem engineering” has been used for decades as a way to describe organisms that drastically alter their ...

Some of the best sci-fi shows set on earth offer the genre's depth and creativity without venturing into space, from Black ...

When the balance in reflectivity shifts, “the whole circulation of the climate will shift in order to transport energy from ...

You are going about your day. All is calm and quiet until suddenly, the ground beneath your feet begins to shake, and items ...

In a first, researchers have discovered fragments of Earth's precursor that contain distinctive chemical fingerprints in ...

Scientists have traced the origins of complex life to the breakup of the supercontinent Nuna 1.5 billion years ago. This ...

Earth's rotation is randomly speeding up, and nobody is quite sure why. These speedups, which have occurred several times over the last few years, haven't had any effect on daily life, but they also ...