Researchers find that shifts in Earth’s orbit can trigger abrupt climate changes, even in warm periods without ice sheets.

Carbon released from Earth's spreading tectonic plates, not volcanoes, may have triggered major transitions between ancient ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising mechanism that may explain how Earth cooled dramatically after the age of dinosaurs.

To fully understand the impact of 2025 being Earth’s third-warmest year in modern history, NBC Connecticut reached out to ...

Climate can change fast, even when the planet looks stable. Earth has flipped into new patterns within decades in the past.

Coral reefs are Earth’s most diverse marine ecosystems and a beloved tourist destination. Now, new research reveals that they have also been orchestrating some of the planet’s cycles for hundreds of ...

Climate change is usually associated with changes in atmospheric carbon dioxide, but our planet's surface also plays a major ...

For how long can the Earth support complex life before entering an irreversible zone from an environmental perspective?

Scientists calculate that last year was the third-hottest on record, following 2024 and 2023. Several climate monitoring ...

The Earth’s atmosphere is nothing but freely roaming molecules. Left alone, they would drift and collide, and eventually even out into a mixture that’s dynamic, yet stable and broadly unchanging. The ...

Scientists calculate that last year was the third hottest on record, following 2024 and 2023. They say these last three years ...

New research shows most people believe climate change will affect others first, revealing a perception gap that may slow ...