As Earth's central heating system experiences disruptions, lives are threatened by loss of heat and fluctuations in carbon ...

For thousands of years, Earth operated within a stable, forgiving range of conditions that allowed human civilizations to flourish. That stability might soon be a thing of the past. A new scientific ...

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Renowned Canadian photographic artist and filmmaker Edward Burtynsky has taken over two vast floors at London’s Saatchi Gallery to present Extraction/Abstraction, the largest exhibition of his 40 year ...

After 15 years of discussion and exploration, a committee of researchers has decided that the Anthropocene — generally understood to be the age of irreversible human impacts on the planet — will not ...

The impacts of human-caused climate change are so overwhelming they’re actually messing with time, according to new research. Polar ice melt caused by global warming is changing the speed of Earth’s ...

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Many media influencers, including Joe Rogan, the comedian and podcaster, have claimed that climate change is exaggerated, even that the planet is cooling.

A new UN report issued a dire warning about worsening impacts of climate change. A United Nations climate panel has confirmed -- in its strongest language ever -- that the impacts of human-caused ...

Humans have made an indelible mark on the planet. Since the mid-20th century, we've accelerated the digging of mines, construction of dams, expansion of cities and clearing of forests for agriculture ...