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

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

Researchers, led by professor Kevin Murphy at Washington State University, have been looking into more efficient methods for determining heat tolerance in quinoa

Continent-wide analysis finds invasive grasses increase fire risk

An international team of researchers have created a resource that could help plant breeders increase the domestic watermelon's quality and ability to thrive during an era of climate change