The new dataset, published in Earth System Science Data by 16 scientists, shows a significantly cooler Earth from the late ...

A new study shows rapid temperature changes between days are rising worldwide. These sharp swings affect regions where most ...

Arctic Amplification Drives Extreme Regional Warming The Arctic is warming approximately three times faster than the global ...

Earth recorded its hottest year ever in 2024, with such a big jump that the planet temporarily passed a major climate threshold, several weather monitoring agencies announced Friday. Last year's ...

A view of one part of the Paleontology collection in the Museum of Natural History, arranged by the addition of representative specimens from other parts of the three floors of fossils in the East ...

PARIS—Earth’s temperature was more than 1.5 degrees Celsius warmer than the preindustrial era in the 12 months ending January, the first time temperatures averaged over a yearlong period have breached ...

A new analysis of July temperatures in Death Valley between 1923 and 2024 suggests the world record near-surface air ...

A new study confirms that the planet harbors a 'stabilizing feedback' mechanism that acts over hundreds of thousands of years to keep global temperatures within a steady, habitable range. The Earth's ...

Every second, our planet is racing through space at tens of thousands of miles per hour, yet the air outside the window ...

For those who live in the country's northernmost states, it may seem like your own backyard is the coldest place on Earth during the winter. Known in the U.S. for the year’s lowest temperatures, ...

Today, oceans cover about 70% of Earth’s surface. This stark contrast has long driven scientific interest in how water ...