New research shows that climate systems like sea ice and permafrost may shift abruptly, even at 1.5°C (2.7°F) of warming.

The planet has endured massive freshwater losses over the past two decades due to the combined effects of climate change, overconsumption and drought, a new study has found. Arid land areas are ...

Earth plunged into one of the most extreme climate events in its history. In several stages, the planet became a giant ...

Now, a new study that examines the world’s total supply of fresh water — accounting for its rivers and rain, ice and aquifers together — warns that Earth’s most essential resource is quickly ...

Strong ocean tides could be driving the growth of huge fractures in Antarctica’s ice shelves, new research suggests.

A rapidly retreating glacier in the Russian Arctic has revealed an ancient whale graveyard.

Northwestern University and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) scientists have developed a new process-based ...

For over two decades, satellites have quietly documented a major crisis unfolding beneath our feet: Earth's continents are ...

New Arizona State University-led research findings from studying over two decades of satellite observations reveal that the Earth’s continents have experienced unprecedented freshwater loss since 2002 ...

For much of the planet’s recent geological history, ice ages came and went every 41,000 years. Then, during a period ...