A 60-million year old fossil palm leaf from Alaska. A new study by researchers including Isabel Montañez at UC Davis has produced the most accurate chart to date of how Earth's temperature has changed ...

Even below the 1.5-degree Celsius threshold, California reservoirs no longer fill in some years and overflow with extreme ...

Ancient Antarctic ice is revealing a surprising new chapter in Earth’s climate story, stretching back 3 million years. By ...

Atmospheric dust plays a dual role in Earth's climate: it reflects some sunlight back into space while also absorbing and ...

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The global climate has changed drastically over the course of the 58 years that separate these two photographs of planet Earth.

Researchers including a number from the University of Exeter, have identified the most urgent unanswered questions about ...

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 ...

Last year was not only the hottest since record-keeping began in 1850 but was also the first to pass a threshold meant to limit the worst effects of climate change, the Copernicus Climate Change ...

Climate change is making extreme weather feel closer than ever, with longer heatwaves, stronger storms, and shifting seasons.

Every year on April 22, Earth Day offers a chance to take stock of our climate footprints and reflect on our relationship ...