Human activity, from burning fossil fuels and fireplaces to the contaminated dust produced by mining, alters Earth’s atmosphere in countless...
The Arctic, Earth’s icy crown, is experiencing a climate crisis like no other. It’s heating up at a furious pace—four...
On average, bio-based products emit 45% less greenhouse gas emissions than the fossil materials they replace, according to research conducted...
Cities play a key role in climate change and biodiversity and are one of the most recognizable features of the...
In a study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers have shown that orbitally induced strengthening of...
Snow is one of the most contradictory cues we have for understanding climate change. As in many recent winters, the...
An 1867 flood in western Washington surpassed anything that the region has seen in the last century, new University of...
The acidity of Antarctica’s coastal waters could double by the end of the century, threatening whales, penguins and hundreds of...
The U.S., Mexico and countries in the Caribbean are being battered by hurricane-induced ocean waves that have grown in areal...
For the first time, researchers from Tel Aviv University have determined that due to the ongoing deforestation in the Amazon...
How far microplastics travel in the atmosphere depends crucially on particle shape, according to a recent study by scientists at...
As greenhouse gas levels increase in Earth’s atmosphere, scientists are considering ways to temporarily limit rising temperatures. One idea is...
