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.

Biologists have long debated why some plants and animals can adjust to a wide range of climates, while others can't.

These documentaries explore everything from the rise of the antiregulatory movement, to the choices people face when their homes are threatened by rising seas.

Key events in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis and died on Monday: Dec. 17, 1936: Jorge Mario ...

Professor and Head of Data Science for the Environment and Sustainability, Queen Mary University of London Nearly three fourths of Earth is covered by oceans, making the planet look like a pale ...

If humanity fails to reverse the impacts of climate change, Earth could face a mass extinction event comparable to that of the Permian Period (299 to 251 million years ago), when approximately 90 ...

By Brad Plumer and Austyn Gaffney The Trump administration announced it is cutting nearly $4 million in federal funding for climate change research ... for Modeling the Earth System, a ...

The Copernicus Climate Change Service has revealed that March 2025 saw the lowest sea ice maximum extent in the 47-year history of the satellite record – the warmest March on record for Europe.

Communities at the frontline of climate change impacts such as floods, droughts and other extreme weather events have critical knowledge on how best to cope, and what is needed to enable this climate ...

Australian policymakers are vastly underestimating how climate change will disrupt national security and regional stability across the Indo-Pacific. A new ASPI report assesses the ways climate impacts ...

Urban trees have become popular guinea pigs for studying how climate ... Click image to enlarge. Credit: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2025) “So, lo and behold, you think you’re ...

Nearly 90% of U.S. Christian religious leaders believe humans are driving climate change. When churchgoers ... on religious beliefs such as that the Earth was created by God and therefore humans ...