These points of no return are specific moments when the planet has warmed so much that certain effects become irreversible.

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Humankind faces unprecedented changes in climate patterns, sea-level, ocean acidity, ecosystems, and more. Learn more about the science behind these issues in the following FAQs.

The algae that grows on patches of ice in Antarctica alters the albedo — or the ice's reflectivity — enough to make the ...

Earth Day 2025 is a time of both progress and regression, with Donald Trump’s agenda potentially undoing much of the progress ...

The "Blue Marble" was the first photo of the whole Earth and the only ever taken by a human. Fifty years on, new images of ...

The Vatican has announced that the Pope is dead. A series of arcane rites now occur and then the complex process of naming a ...