New research shows that climate systems like sea ice and permafrost may shift abruptly, even at 1.5°C (2.7°F) of warming.

Dark comets have been moving through our Solar System for billions of years. And somehow, until recently, we had no idea. How ...

An Australian research vessel testing a localized form of climate engineering — artificial modification of the weather — to ...

When high-velocity asteroids land on Earth, they can form a meteor impact crater. Such collisions have occurred throughout ...

The US West Coast is the world's worst mega-drying region. The world is losing fresh water at an unprecedented rate, two ...

Researchers are on firmer ground when it comes to the physiological impacts of increased UV radiation. With the weakened ...

Vast deposits of naturally occurring hydrogen hold promise for a green future. However, policies need to be enacted for the ...

Land surface temperature (LST) is a critical parameter for understanding Earth's energy balance and monitoring climate change ...

Record heat in 2024 caused ecosystems on land to emit nearly as much carbon dioxide as they took out of the atmosphere ...

A new study from NYU Abu Dhabi has found that high-energy particles from space, known as cosmic rays, could create the energy ...

The solar system floats inside a vast, million-degree hot bubble—an invisible cocoon of thin gas that glows in X-ray light. Known as the Local Hot Bubble (LHB), this low-density cavity stretches more ...