Sharp changes could result in a cascade of subsystem interactions that would steer the planet toward extreme warming and sea ...

A peer-reviewed study published in Nature Geoscience has found that during Earth’s most extreme ancient warming periods, ...

For the past three decades, glaciologist Helen Amanda Fricker has been investigating polar regions — the fastest changing ...

Coral reefs around the globe have for years suffered publicly in warming oceans, periodically making headlines when iconic underwater landscapes lose their colors and wither during repeated mass ...

Have you ever stopped to wonder how forecasters can predict the weather days in advance, or how scientists figure out how the climate might evolve under different policies? The Earth system is a vast ...

Earth’s green center has been drifting steadily for decades, reflecting a change in where vegetation grows most intensely.

Surprise, surprise: all that climate stuff scientists have been warning us about is coming back to bite us. And by us, of course, we mean all of humanity. “Research shows that several Earth system ...

The Planetary Health Check is a key monitor of earth's vital signs—and will guide action for a more sustainable world.

5-degree Celsius temperature target, another critical climate threshold has been quietly slipping past acceptable limits.

If you think of Earth’s climate system as a backyard swing that’s been gently swaying for millennia, then human-caused global warming is like a sudden shove strong enough to disrupt the usual arc and ...