Latest about climate change
Stone Age people made sun stone 'sacrifice' to banish 'darkened sun' after a volcanic eruption, archaeologists say
Hundreds of stone artifacts discovered on a Danish island may have been offered to the gods to ward off a climate crisis.
'Warm water' from deep sea flowing towards one of Antarctica's largest ice shelves
Antarctica's Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf may be under threat due to relatively warm water from the deep sea flowing towards the shelf. Is climate change to blame?
Oregon Cascades hold vast underground water reserves
An enormous water reservoir — likely the largest aquifer of its kind in on Earth — sits inside the volcanic rocks of the Oregon Cascades, scientists have revealed.
Deforestation: Facts about the widespread destruction of Earth's forests
Fact file Deforestation can include clearing the land for farming or livestock, or using the timber for fuel, construction or manufacturing.
Antarctica ice melt could cause 100 hidden volcanoes to erupt
More than 100 volcanoes lurk beneath the surface in Antarctica. Ice sheet melt could set them off.
Roman Empire grew after catastrophic volcanic eruption, study finds
Research shows that A.D. 536 was not the worst year to be alive.
Massive Antarctic icebergs' split from glaciers may be unrelated to climate change
The first analysis of extreme calving events in Antarctica finds no correlation with climate change, highlighting the significance of common, smaller calving events for ice loss and instability.
Climate change is the worst. Here's just how bad it got this year.
The big news in Earth science this year was all about climate change, with extreme weather, flooding and drought attributed to warming. Scientists also warned about much worse to come if we don't rein in carbon emissions.
