The world's oceans may appear calm from space, but beneath the surface, an intricate web of fast-moving currents drives Earth's climate. Now, a new study led by Tel Aviv University has unveiled a ...

ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, today presented a 26-member team with the ACM Gordon Bell Prize for Climate Modeling in recognition of their project "Computing the Full Earth System at 1 ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Earth is inching closer to irreversible climate change according to a recent report by an international group of climate researchers and Earth ...

During the most recent ice age, much of North America disappeared beneath ice sheets several kilometres thick. These frozen ...

If you think of Earth’s climate system as a backyard swing that’s been gently swaying for millennia, then human-caused global warming is like a sudden shove strong enough to disrupt the usual arc and ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. This two-part Mongabay mini-series examines the current status of the climate emergency, how the global community is likely to respond and what ...

Scientists warn oxygen is declining across oceans and freshwater systems, threatening aquatic life, food supplies and Earth's ability to regulate its climate.

A new study has identified a natural process that may have helped keep Earth's climate stable for the past 60 million years. Researchers found that changes in sea level controlled the amount of ...

The world is on course to trigger several climate "tipping points" if global government policies stay on their current course, according to a new study April 23. These points of no return are specific ...

Climate tipping points are critical thresholds that trigger unstoppable shifts to another state. The global climate system is ...

Earth's climate has swung between ice ages and warmer periods for millions of years, driven by subtle changes in our planet's orbit and axial tilt. These variations, known as Milankovitch cycles, ...