For decades, the conversation around microplastics focused on what they were doing to our oceans, our soil, and our bodies.

Since the Industrial Revolution—an event made possible by the use of fossil fuels in everything from power plants to transportation—Earth has gotten hotter. 2024 was the hottest year on record and the ...

Research shows Mars' gravitational pull affects Earth's deep-sea currents and climate, causing warming cycles every 2.4 ...

If you purchase something from the links on this page, we may earn a commission. It’s easy to feel pessimistic about our future in the face of extreme weather events. The good news? Individual changes ...

Planetary warming has significantly accelerated over the past 10 years, with temperatures rising at a higher rate since 2015 than in any previous decade on record, a new study showed. The Earth warmed ...

A study says the coloring of microplastics can make a big difference in how much they heat up the Earth.

BELEM, Brazil — The world’s climate leaders are conceding that Earth’s warming will shoot past a hard limit they set a decade ago in hopes of keeping the planet out of a danger zone. But they’re not ...

The blast of cold that fueled record snowfall across Gulf Coast beaches last week was just the latest to transport frigid air that normally swirls above the North Pole to places much farther south - a ...

Rivers worldwide are warming, losing oxygen, and releasing more greenhouse gases, adding a hidden new source to global ...

The afternoon sun silhouettes Damian Mejia, 9, of Orange, as he jumps through a fountain to cool off from the heat at Lemon Park Spray Pool in Fullerton Friday, July 25, 2025. (Allen J. Schaben/Los ...