A pioneering climate scientist says global heating is accelerating. Others say we can still reach climate goals ...

Since 1979, the Arctic has warmed four times faster than the global average. This is an issue because the region acts as a refrigerator for the rest of the world — it helps cool the planet ...

The Ocean's Protective Blanket Oceans act like Earth's protective blanket, absorbing about 90% of the excess heat generated ...

Marine heat waves are causing record-breaking ocean temperatures that kill animals and impact ocean-based industries.

Rising Sea Levels When you think about the ice melting in Greenland and Antarctica, you're really looking at the biggest ...

In hot and sunny Singapore, the fate of the icy lands at the poles of the earth may seem like a remote ... of data points about their clouds, albedo – the amount of sunlight they reflect ...

Locals discovered a well streaming with hydrogen gas, which scientists later traced to a water-rock chemical reaction beneath the Earth's surface. "It was an 'aha' moment," says senior author ...

From the flamboyant blossoms and birds of rainforests to the living rainbows of coral reefs, Earth’s surface is teeming with life. But some of its most diverse and fascinating biomes are ...

These unregulated chemicals can slip into groundwater and surface water, sometimes reaching the water we drink ... Check us out on EarthSnap, a free app brought to you by Eric Ralls and Earth.com.

An artist's impression of a lunar explosion, caused by the impact of a meteorite on the surface of the Moon. Such an impact could have created asteroid PT5. (NASA/Jennifer Harbaugh) Planetary ...

Stargazing is something we can all enjoy no matter where we live on Earth. It can offer a break ... most complete surface views. "Mars can be a fickle planet to capture, its appearance changing ...

“Volcanic activity has been shown to affect Earth’s climate in a ... due to a process known as the ice-albedo feedback—when less reflective ice surface decreases solar reflectance—the ...