New research spotlights the challenge of growing food on a warming planet. Two recent studies — one historical and the other forward-looking — examine how rising temperatures have made and could ...

Climate change is already irreversible — but what does that really mean for our planet? This video breaks down the science ...

Global temperatures and rain patterns are affected by a climate phenomenon known as El Niño/La Niña.

Scientists disagree whether human-made climate change or natural fluctuations are mostly to blame for worse-than-expected ...

The constant deluge of bad news about rising global temperatures and their impacts can make it feel like the world is ending. Is it? Reading time 8 minutes If a 60-mile-wide (100-kilometer-wide) ...

Digitally generated post apocalyptic scene depicting a desolate urban landscape with buildings in ruins and cloudy sky. The scene was rendered with photorealistic shaders and lighting in UE4 (Unreal ...

Climate change is widely known to affect physical health—but new research suggests the mental health toll could be enormous. A study published in The Lancet Planetary Health projects that rising ...

Iowans are vulnerable to more frequent and longer power outages because of climate change, according to the 2021 Iowa Climate Statement signed by more than 200 Iowa scientists. Because of that, Iowans ...

Eight pairs of eyes scanned the desert brush through binoculars for signs of life. Without notice, a flash of bright yellow quickly materialized, seizing attention — and raising eyebrows. This ...