"Without Mars, Earth's orbit would be missing major climate cycles. What would humans and other animals even look like if Mars weren't there?" ...

Our planet has experienced dramatic climate shifts throughout its history, oscillating between freezing "icehouse" periods ...

To understand what Americans are experiencing with this winter blast, we need to look more than 20 miles above the surface of ...

A warmer atmosphere has the potential to hold more moisture, which can contribute to heavier precipitation in any season, scientists say.

A pull in the right direction ...

Carbon dioxide emissions are not solely responsible for climate change. Other substances and small particles, like aerosols, ...

Climate change is usually associated with changes in atmospheric carbon dioxide, but our planet's surface also plays a major ...

Stephen Kane, a professor of planetary astrophysics at UC Riverside, was skeptical when he read recent studies that showed the gravitational pull from Mars being connected to Earth's long-term climate ...

A major global review finds that climate change is intensifying more rapidly in mountain regions than in nearby lowland areas. Scientists warn this uneven warming could have serious consequences for ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising mechanism that may explain how Earth cooled dramatically after the age of dinosaurs.

Ocean damage has been missing from climate math. A new study shows how counting it nearly doubles the cost of carbon pollution.

Earth and Environmental Sciences professor Leigh Stearns said that there is “a lot of evidence” that extreme climatic events ...