For 67 years, the observatory on Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano has been taking these measurements daily  — tracking the invisible gas that is building up in our atmosphere and changing life on Earth.

Thicker, longer-lasting sea ice may help keep global warming in check. Mozgova / shutterstock Read more: Arctic ice is vanishing – our bold experiment is trying to protect it ...

At the start of the Industrial Revolution, ice core samples show CO2 levels were around 280 parts per million but as they rose, warming has increased by about 1.3 C over the pre-industrial average.

Demand for low-carbon nuclear energy could boost uranium prospects on Alaska’s Seward Peninsula. But residents of the small ...

At the start of the Industrial Revolution, ice core samples show CO2 levels were around 280 parts per million but as they rose, warming has increased by about 1.3 C over the pre-industrial average.

In this collection, we highlight studies that represent new frontiers of geobiology, including novel microbial metabolisms, new field sites, and emerging questions about microbe-Earth interactions ...

Global impact of Arctic ice melt: Otto warned that extreme weather events can affect everyone. As the Greenland ice sheet melts, it releases vast amounts of freshwater into the salty oceans.

Ice jams will become more frequent in the Yellow River’s estuary by the end of this century, hitting Chinese coastal cities such as those in eastern Shandong province, according to a new study ...