Carbon dioxide and methane are being released into the atmosphere as permafrost thaws, fueling global warming.

Every year, coal mines around the world release vast quantities of gas into the atmosphere that could, in principle, be ...

The air moving above the forest carries valuable information about how trees absorb carbon, and what may happen in the future as global temperatures rise Vanessa Crooks The forest breathes! There is a ...

Earth’s radiation can send some molecules spinning or vibrating, which is what makes them greenhouse gases. This infographic explains how relatively few heat-trapping molecules can have a planetary ...

At the same time, the country's climate is changing, with warmer annual temperatures and a greater proportion of rain falling during extreme events.

The world is warming. This fact is most often discussed for Earth's surface, where we live. But the climate is also changing from the top of the atmosphere to the bottom of the ocean. And there is a ...

The technology belongs to a class known as atmosphere-breathing electric propulsion (ABEP). These systems collect the ...

Trees are known for capturing carbon dioxide as they grow. But they also soak up other gases implicated in climate change through microbes in their bark. The tree bark microbes feast on hydrogen, ...

A new National Academies report reviews evidence gathered by the scientific community since 2009 on greenhouse gas emissions and their effects on U.S. climate, health, and welfare. WASHINGTON — A new ...

The Environmental Protection Agency is holding public hearings this week on its effort to undo the legal foundation for its regulation of greenhouse gases, the heat-trapping gases that cause climate ...