Our planet has experienced dramatic climate shifts throughout its history, oscillating between freezing "icehouse" periods ...

"Atmospheric greenhouse gases have steadily increased over the last 10 years." ...

Carbon released from Earth's spreading tectonic plates, not volcanoes, may have triggered major transitions between ancient ...

A pull in the right direction ...

Researchers find that shifts in Earth’s orbit can trigger abrupt climate changes, even in warm periods without ice sheets.

Scientists have uncovered a surprising mechanism that may explain how Earth cooled dramatically after the age of dinosaurs.

Earth's slow axial wobbles—known as precession cycles—do not just shape long-term climate trends. A new study led by researchers from China, Belgium, and Austria shows that these orbital motions can ...

Our neighbor Mars would hold a significant influence over Earth's climate. New research indicates that its gravity durably ...

At half the size of Earth and one-tenth its mass, Mars is a featherweight as far as planets go. Yet new research reveals the ...

Go behind the scenes with executive editor Vernon Loeb and fisheries and aquaculture reporter Johnny Sturgeon as they discuss heat, health and opportunity in the world’s oceans.

Climate can change fast, even when the planet looks stable. Earth has flipped into new patterns within decades in the past.

The Earth channels cosmic power in the form of solar energy. The coming winter superstorm shows just what havoc that power ...