This 2023 astronaut photo shows three glaciers merging into a single massive ice mass in the Karakoram mountains. The stripy ...

In 2023, the world’s oceans experienced the most intense and widespread marine heatwaves ever recorded, with some events ...

The impacts ripple into human systems — reducing fishery yields, straining aquaculture and affecting industries that rely on ...

Between 1925 to 2016, the frequency of marine heatwaves has increased on average by 34% and the length of each heatwave had ...

Two days this summer have been unusually short, with the shortest expected on Aug. 5, leading global timekeepers to consider ...

The most intense warming, which occurred in the North Atlantic, tropical Pacific, South Pacific and North Pacific, accounted for 90% of unexpected oceanic heating during 2023. The North Atlantic MHW ...

Global warming does not affect our planet evenly. Some areas such as the Arctic region or high mountain peaks warm faster ...

Earth has experienced both hot and cold periods over time, though warm times have been more common. That’s true of the last 485 million years, as seen in this timeline reported in 2024. Our genus, ...

On July 9, 2025, scientists at the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service (IERS) reported that the Earth ...

Something strange happens to water as it moves through the stems of horsetail plants – and this unique process provides ...

"Marine heatwaves surged to record-breaking levels in 2023, disrupting ecosystems and fisheries across 96% of the ocean.