When snow falls on the ice sheet, where subzero temperatures ensure it doesn’t melt. Antarctic temperatures regularly reach ...

The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has continued to accelerate, increasing by a record amount last year. Trees, plants and tiny plankton in the ocean all convert CO2 into the oxygen we ...

Scientists are increasingly concerned that the planet is headed for massive, irreversible changes due to global warming. In ...

Climate change is speeding the spread of global pathogens. Can an early-warning system for animal viruses help stop pandemics ...