For a few years, scientists have been warning that even if we hit Paris targets, we could cross several tipping points that ...

The oceans are mostly composed of warm salty water near the surface over cold, less salty water in the ocean depths. These ...

In a quietly remarkable event this week, people began moving into Union Channel, the first of four new buildings in a complex with thousands of apartments situated on Brooklyn’s Gowanus Canal.

The energy imbalance drives global warming. If it rises, scientists expect global temperatures to follow. Two new studies offer a potential explanation: fewer clouds. And the decline in cloud ...

February 15, 2025 • The website restofworld got entries from 45 countries for a photo contest focusing on technology. Here are their top picks -- from facial scans for migrants to kids in a ...

That wasn't the first time that the planet has hit the 1.5 degrees Celsius warming threshold in recent years. The 12-month global temperature average from February 2023 to January 2024 also ...

Earth’s warming could trigger sweeping changes in the natural world that would be hard, if not impossible, to reverse. Thousands of employees who helped oversee vast areas of wilderness have ...

Feb. 19, 2025 — Arctic glaciers are leaking significant amounts of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Glacial melt rivers and groundwater springs are transporting large volumes of methane from ...

Gold bars are stacked in the safe deposit boxes room of the Pro Aurum gold house in Munich, Germany, January 10, 2025. REUTERS/Angelika Warmuth/File Photo ...