The Arctic Ocean was once an important source of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere — and it could become one again, ...

The average concentration of CO2 blanketing Earth surged by 3.5 parts per million in 2024, the largest rise since modern ...

German scientists warn global warming is accelerating faster than expected, raising the risk of a 3 °C rise by 2050 and ...

New research reveals how the Earth might overcorrect for global warming. For a long time, scientists believed that the gradual breakdown of silicate rocks played the leading role in regulating Earth’s ...

"Extremely well explained." PhD student debunks dangerous misconception about pressing global issue: 'They mean different things' first appeared on The Cool Down.

James “the Amazing” Randi is an icon of skepticism. The man has done more — over a span of several decades — to further the cause of critical thinking and to expose flimflammery of all sorts than ...

Some predict the glaciers will vanish in two centuries, which could upset the volcanoes below, causing them to erupt more frequently, more violently or both. Michelle Parks of the Icelandic ...

The exact moment when Earth will reach its tipping points—moments at which human-induced climate change will trigger ...