We live in a rapidly warming world. Immense volumes of human-generated greenhouse gases are nudging Earth’s climate to a warmer and warmer state, further changing our planet as sea levels rise, living ...
The planet’s long-standing natural “thermostat” is being outpaced by an feedback loop process involving algae, phosphorus, ...
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A new study co-led by the University of Arizona and the Smithsonian offers the most detailed glimpse yet into how Earth's surface temperature has changed over the past 485 million years. Published in ...
A 60-million year old fossil palm leaf from Alaska. A new study by researchers including Isabel Montañez at UC Davis has produced the most accurate chart to date of how Earth's temperature has changed ...
Winter is setting in across the Northern Hemisphere, and with it, cold and cloudy winter days. Clouds play a vital role in ...
Gliese 12 b, a Venus-sized world located just 40 light-years away, presents a promising target for studying planetary atmospheres and potential habitability. Reading time: Reading time 4 minutes A ...
Earth’s ocean temperatures have risen so fast in recent weeks that one indicator shows surface waters have already reached their highest temperatures on record — a worrisome sign ahead of a predicted ...
New AI features in Google Earth let users ask chatbot-style questions to find changes in the climate. The system could ...