Coccolithophores, tiny planktonic architects of Earth’s climate, capture carbon, produce oxygen, and leave behind geological ...

A breakthrough in nuclear imaging is unlocking coral fossils to reveal 600,000 years of reef and climate evolution.

To spread awareness that “climate change isn’t just an environmental issue; it’s a human story woven into the fabric of our civilization’s rise and fall,” Georgetown University historian Professor ...

Throughout most of Earth's geological history, its paleoclimate has remained hospitable to life—largely thanks to continental ...

A University of Sydney student has developed a completely new way to peer inside coral fossils to recover lost records of ...

New research reveals how the Earth might overcorrect for global warming. For a long time, scientists believed that the ...

Fossil plankton reveal oceans shifted dramatically 200,000 years before Earth’s great warming, offering new warnings for today’s ecosystems.

As Earth’s climate continues to shift, scientists are looking to the deep past to understand how the atmosphere has changed over time. By measuring the isotope fingerprints in these microscopic space ...

Throughout Earth's history, the planet has been struck by multiple asteroids, some so large, like the Chicxulub Impactor, that Earth's climate was altered to the point of a mass extinction event.

Smithsonian researcher Ingrid Romero studies fossil pollen to reconstruct ancient climates and predict future changes ...

"Remembering the Future" is an interactive art installation at MIT Museum by artist Janet Echelman, exploring Earth’s climate history and future.