Tropical storms have been steadily increasing in frequency over the past 5,700 years, new evidence from sediment in the Great ...

Study warns that climate change is rapidly shrinking mountain habitats, threatening two-thirds of butterfly species with extinction by 2070.

One leading botanist is scouring remote corners of the earth to find new species that could keep our mugs full ...

The Beaufort Gyre, an important ocean current, is at risk of disappearing this century because of climate change, scientists ...

Atmospheric rivers are massive, narrow sections of the atmosphere that can help offset the melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet ...

The expansion of the tropics is a phenomenon that has captured the attention of scientists and environmentalists alike. This ...

Researchers comparing satellite measurements of the planet’s water with the wobble in its rotation identified a steady loss ...

The Hadley circulation, a fundamental component of Earth's atmospheric system, plays a crucial role in global climate ...

Tropical marine low clouds play a crucial role in regulating Earth's climate. However, whether they mitigate or exacerbate ...

The idea of the tropics expanding into the southern United States might sound like a concept from a science fiction novel.

A new study out of the University of Vermont quantifies just how much migrating female whales do to sustain ocean ecosystems.

A 30-meter sediment core from Belize's Great Blue Hole reveals 5,700 years of hurricane history, showing a sharp rise in ...