Even as Earth sets new heat records, humanity this year is pumping 330 million tons (300 million metric tons) more carbon ...

There is a 50% chance that global warming will consistently exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius in the next six years, according to a new report.

A series of rocks hiding around Colorado's Rocky Mountains may hold clues to a frigid period in Earth's past when glaciers several miles thick covered the entire planet.

Around 700 million years ago, the Earth cooled so much that scientists believe massive ice sheets encased the entire planet ...

Scientists have discovered an Earth-like planet orbiting a dead star 4,000 light years from here, giving us a humbling glimpse into Earth's likely fate.Published in Nature Astronomy, the planet, ...

Kiwi climate researchers are part of an ambitious mission to recover critical geological records to help forecast future ...

A 2010 satellite image shows dozens of golden islands covered with strange parallel lines shining among the shallow waters of ...