Latest about climate change
Ghostly figure emerges in Greenland ice after underground lake collapses
Earth from space In 2011, a ghostly depression, known as "the mitten," appeared on the surface of and ice sheet in Greenland after the unprecedented collapse of a concealed subglacial lake.
'Completely unexpected': New type of wood discovered by scientists dubbed 'midwood'
Tulip trees were long renowned for their carbon storage. Their unique wood may be responsible.
Greenhouse gas 80 times more potent than CO2 is rising in the atmosphere — and fast
Human activities now account for two-thirds of all methane venting to the atmosphere, and our efforts to staunch the flow are not yet bearing fruit.
Mysterious 9-day seismic event was caused by a mega tsunami bouncing around inside a fjord, study reveals
In September, a strange nine-day signal rocked our planet and baffled scientists. Now they have finally found the cause.
'Mega' El Niño may have fueled Earth's biggest mass extinction
Volcanoes spewing carbon dioxide 250 million years ago heated the climate so much that extreme El Niño events became the norm, pushing most life on Earth past its limits.
Gulf Stream collapse would throw tropical monsoons into chaos for at least 100 years, study finds
If Atlantic Ocean currents collapse due to melting ice sheets, researchers predict there will be huge shifts in tropical monsoon systems — and the effects could be irreversible for at least 100 years.
When was the last time Antarctica was ice-free?
Antarctica is covered by a miles-thick ice sheet, but was that always the case? And when was the coldest continent ice-free?
Silver is being buried beneath the sea, and it's all because of climate change, study finds
For the first time, researchers have linked the amount of silver being buried in marine sediments to human-made climate change.
