Wildfires are causing 'smoke seasons'. Here's what we can do
Crooner Perry Como once sang "the bluest skies you've ever seen are in Seattle," but this week the city registered its worse air quality of the past two decades.
A container ship is about to sail an Arctic sea route for the first time - thanks to climate change
The Arctic voyage is the latest step in the expansion of the so-called Northern Sea Route, which is becoming more accessible to ships as climate change reduces the amount of sea ice in th...
Climate change makes pathogen ‘offspring’ more infectious, according to a new study
New research shows that pathogens that incubate at higher temperatures are more infectious. Yet the computer models that predict the spread of epidemics from climate change—such as crop b...
Some of the world's biggest cities have made a major environmental pledge
19 mayors in some of the world's largest cities have vowed to make all buildings carbon neutral by 2050, ensuring they make no contribution to climate change.
US cities are going to keep getting hotter
Extreme hot weather has characterized this summer - and the long, hot season probably isn't a one-off.
Seen from the air, the dry summer reveals an ancient harvest of archaeological finds
The summer heatwave has revealed archaeological sites previously unseen in the UK.
Global warming is making oceans so acidic, they may reach the pH they were 14 million years ago
If we don't curtail our CO2 emissions soon, our oceans could soon be as acidic as they were 14 million years ago, killing off marine life as we know it.
What is a carbon tax?
It targets fossil fuels that release carbon dioxide when they burn.
When life gives you lemons: Sicily's farmers go tropical as climate warms
Sicily's changing climate has seen local farmers change the types of crops they're growing.
An AI has uncovered coral reefs that are resistant to climate change
Tthe Sulawesi reefs is actually in better condition in 2018 than 2014, and is an encouraging sign in the fight to save coral reefs.
The 2004 lecture that finally convinced David Attenborough about global warming
It took an expert on atmospheric chemistry to quash all his doubts.
Jakarta is slowing sinking into the Earth
The Greater Jakarta area, home to almost 30 million people, has sunk 2.5 metres over the past 10 years.