Global Warming

by Sanjana Kulkarnifigures by Jovana Andrejevic The average global temperature is increasing faster now than at any time in the last 2 million years. This has fueled record-breaking droughts, heat waves, and wildfires, and has intensified weather…

A new type of ultrawhite paint could help keep buildings cooler and reduce carbon dioxide emissions.

As Earth continues warming, flooding across the U.S. has been getting worse. Scientists have recently figured out just how much that is costing us.

Resilient lizards have adapted to cold spells spurred by climate change.

by Aparna Nathan figures by Sean Wilson Last summer, satellite cameras captured a strange image: a shroud of smoke hovering over the Arctic. But beneath these still, swirling clouds, towers of flames punctuated the bleak expanses. In short, the…

The Earth has warmed so much since the 1950s that scientists can detect climate change from literally any day of global weather since 2012.

Is eating vegan really the best dietary way to limit your environmental impact? Study shows that eating sweets and at restaurants is associated with higher carbon footprints than eating meat.

Study predicts that global warming will affect 60% of the world’s wheat-growing areas by 2100, even if the Paris Agreement's targets are met. Damage would be global but developing countries and low-income regions likely to suffer most as rising…

Recently, scientists revealed that bacteria were able to produce a climate cooling gas, which could be useful in mitigating climate change

Using fossil fuels has led to climate change; however, trees can erase some damage. By maximizing forest coverage on Earth, scientists predict that the carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere could be reduced by a quarter—back to levels from a hundred…