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Global warming is forcing Earth's systems toward 'doom loop' tipping points. Can we avoid them?
Earth may be on the verge of crossing several climate change tipping points that could have irreversible and devastating consequences. Here's everything you need to know about these "points of no return."
It's official: The world will speed past 1.5 C climate threshold in the next decade, UN says
The UNEP's 2025 Emissions Gap report has found that global average temperatures will exceed 1.5 C (2.7 F) before 2035 — and this just days before the COP30 climate summit kicks off in Brazil.
6 million-year-old ice discovered in Antarctica shatters records — and there's ancient air trapped inside
Researchers have found 6 million-year-old ice in the Allan Hills region of Antarctica and say the oldest-of-its-kind sample offers an unprecedented view into Earth's ancient climate.
Sink or swim? What will human migration look like as climate change impacts take hold
In this excerpt from "Sink or Swim," author Susannah Fisher explores the future of human migration, and what that will look like based on the difficult choices we make in the coming years.
2-mile-tall, naked 'Marree Man' looming over Australian outback is a total mystery
Earth from space A 2019 satellite photo shows the recently resurrected "Marree Man" geoglyph, which mysteriously appeared in the Australian outback in 1998. Experts are still unsure who created it.
What are the signs that nature is telling us?' Scientists are triggering earthquakes in the Alps to find out what happens before one hits
Researchers are deliberately setting off real (small) earthquakes to understand how to gauge the danger of a fault line before it breaks.
First of its kind 'butt drag fossil' discovered in South Africa — and it was left by a fuzzy elephant relative 126,000 years ago
The first hyrax fossil tracks and traces ever to be discovered were identified on South Africa's coast.
Greenland is twisting, tensing and shrinking due to the 'ghosts' of melted ice sheets
Earth's mantle is so gooey, it takes eons for material that has been displaced by the weight of ice sheets to flow back. And Greenland is very much still processing its glacial past, a new study shows.
22 of Earth's 34 'vital signs' are flashing red, new climate report reveals — but there's still time to act
Earth's systems are nearing tipping points that could plunge the planet into a "hothouse" regime — but there's still time to prevent that from happening, scientists say.
Watch Air Force fly inside the eye of Hurricane Melissa as experts warn 'storm of the century' will be catastrophic for Jamaica
The U.S. Air Force's "Hurricane Hunters" have flown inside the eye of Hurricane Melissa, capturing eerie footage of the historic storm that has caused widespread devastation in Jamaica.
