When sea ice forms later, the communities of tiny algae that live within it change too. Detecting these early signals now ...

Earth's climate has undergone dramatic changes over millions of years, with ice ages occurring in strong, predictable patterns explained by the Milankovitch cycles. Named after Milutin Milankovic, ...

Get ready for several years of even more record-breaking heat that pushes Earth to more deadly, fiery and uncomfortable extremes, two of the world's top weather agencies forecast.

Get ready for several years of even more record-breaking heat that pushes Earth to more deadly, fiery and uncomfortable extremes, two of the world’s top weather agencies forecast.

A Monash University-led study is prompting scientists to rethink how the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) system evolved ...

Understanding how Earth's climate has naturally fluctuated during the Holocene—the current geological epoch spanning the last ...

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Researchers look to extremes in the past to study how the system reacts to imbalances. They detail an overlooked mechanism for how the ocean can help stabilize massive releases of carbon into the ...

Glaciers are melting faster than at any other time in recorded history, and the consequences extend far beyond iconic vanishing ice.

Global warming is causing critical environmental changes with some countries facing the threat of submersion. Small island ...