The collapse of tropical forests during Earth's most catastrophic extinction event was the primary cause of the prolonged ...

When Siberian volcanoes kicked off the Great Dying, the real climate villain turned out to be the rainforests themselves: ...

Around 252 million years ago, Earth was nearly lifeless, with nearly all life forms wiped out. This event, known as the ...

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Irina Marinov, associate professor at the Department of Earth and Environmental Science, leads a research community focused ...

The Founding Fathers who gathered in Philadelphia to adopt the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776 picked a nice day ...

Our climate seems to be more sensitive to greenhouse gas emissions than some researchers had hoped, meaning the world will ...

New research shows how Mars may have undone its own habitability, while Earth stayed stable enough to support life.

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With the aim of releasing the Himalayan Climate Charter 2025, the Nepal Mountaineering Association, Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural ...

The spacecraft, MethaneSAT, was just a year into its mission to provide a clearer picture of planet-warming emissions from ...

A Trump administration budget proposal for NOAA would slash funding for climate and earth sciences — including shuttering ...