There were roughly four hot-dry events a year between 2001 and 2020, twice as many as during the pre-industrial period from ...

A new paper in Molecular Biology and Evolution, finds that changes in animal development induced by climate shock persist ...

Climate change exacerbates health emergencies, affecting outcomes and healthcare access due to natural disasters like wildfires and extreme heat. Vulnerable populations, including low-income ...

Super El Niños happen when water in the tropical Pacific heats up, changing weather patterns all around the world. The hotter ...

The lifetime of nitrous oxide is decreasing more quickly than expected, which is changing climate projections.

An earlier spring affects when migratory birds arrive, leaves emerge, and fruit ripens — among plants and animals that ...

It is one of the most critical global challenges because it affects natural systems, economies, and societies worldwide.

(Special to The Root) — Chances are, if you are a person of color, climate change isn’t at the top of your list of concerns. President Barack Obama’s remarks on the issue in his State of the Union ...

Take a whiff of the air—chances are you’re smelling something this very moment. The human nose can detect more than one ...

Pregnancy is a period of increased thermal stress due to its effects on heart function, metabolic rate, and thermal regulation, as well as reduced heat dissipation from the body. High heat exposure ...

Did you know that mosquitoes bite you more when you’re drunk? Or that Frankenstein was born in a year without a summer? These ...