A Columbian mammoth on exhibit at Los Angeles' La Brea Tar Pits, which preserved the remains of some ancient megafauna that went extinct during a period of global warming thousands of years ago. (Mel ...

56 million years ago, the Earth experienced one of the largest and most rapid climate warming events in its history: the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM), which has similarities to current and ...

Despite rapid progress in clean energy and electric vehicles, the world is still warming faster than ever. The good news is ...

Scientists who’ve been studying tiny Tatoosh Island off the northwestern tip of the Olympic Peninsula for decades say there has been a disturbing decline in wildlife there. Because of its isolation, ...

Jason Gilchrist does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Earth's tropical rain belt, responsible for monsoons that sustain billions of people and vibrant ecosystems, has long been a reliable feature of the planet's climate. But new research reveals this ...

In the “Great Muppet Caper” movie, Ernie and Fozzie are reporters assigned to cover the return of the Great Baseball Diamond after its theft — but instead end up mesmerized by ants marching on the ...

As world leaders gather at COP28, the annual climate change negotiations held in Dubai this year, one number will be front and center: 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit). That's the amount ...

Scientists and experts have been warning for years that if average global temperatures rise by 3 degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial times, it will be "catastrophic" for people across the world ...