Satellite monitoring shows Antarctic sea ice lagging far behind normal levels this winter, with the shortfall concentrated ...

These unbearably hot and humid summer months are typically made possible by phenomena known as “heat domes.” ...

Since the early 1980s, Earth scientists have understood that erosion and weathering of rock slowly removes CO 2 from the ...

A longtime Rutgers expert explains what decades of data show about the state’s warming climate, changing storms and need for ...

So, to determine if the Pink Planet is truly a planet, scientists need to characterize the isotopes in its atmosphere to ...

Data from the community science initiative show how birds are adapting to a changing climate—and which species are falling ...

The influences on Earth’s climate and weather patterns are wide ranging, from anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions to volcanism to variations in solar activity. This analysis incorporates 67 years ...

Solar geoengineering is often portrayed as a relatively cheap and easy fix for climate change. But as researchers take a ...

All told, the El Niño–Southern Oscillation is a key factor shaping Earth’s climate each year. “It’s one of the most important emergent features of the climate system beyond the seasons,” says Maike ...

The administration is delaying a phaseout of hydrofluorocarbons, potent planet-warming chemicals used in air-conditioning and refrigeration. By Lisa Friedman and Maxine Joselow Reporting from ...

Researchers have solved a long-standing atmospheric puzzle: How rising carbon dioxide cools the stratosphere even as it warms Earth’s surface and lower atmosphere. Even as temperatures rise on Earth’s ...

The amount of carbon dioxide detected in the atmosphere hit a record high in April. CO 2 levels averaged about 431 parts per million (ppm) over that month, according to data collected at the National ...