A new study reveals that the climate impact of hydropower facilities varies widely throughout the world and over time, with some facilities emitting more greenhouse gases than those burning fossil fuels

Geoscientists can reconstruct the climate of the past by analyzing dripstones—and they can also draw up prognoses for the future

A Niels Bohr Institute study shows that hurricanes have become more destructive since 1900, and the worst of them are more than three times as frequent now than 100 years ago

Researchers from Cairo University work with teams at Berkeley Lab's Advanced Light Source to study soil and bone samples dating back 4,000 years

Loss of ice opens pathways for disease transmission among sea lions, ice seals, sea otters, and others

Writing in BioScience, members of a worldwide coalition of scientists argue that too little action has been taken on climate change

A recent study identifies a potential mechanism that could be used to decrease atmospheric CO₂ via enhanced soil carbon storage

Carbon emissions from deforestation much smaller than previously thought, economists say

Continent-wide analysis finds invasive grasses increase fire risk

Our ability to predict future climate relies upon being able to monitor where our carbon emissions go

While the dramatic loss in production is a major cause for concern, the scientists are hopeful that this research will help producers find potential solutions for feeding the world

Previously, the oldest complete ice core provided data back to 800,000 years