In a groundbreaking study, scientists have shown that climate change, driven by human activity, was detectable as early as the 1880s, well before the widespread advent of fossil fuel-powered vehicles.

Students from across Colorado are watching closely to see if Colorado’s state board of education Thursday adopts science standards that clarify the link between burning fossil fuels and rising global ...

We all know that humans are helping drive climate change. No, we aren't the only cause of the increasing global temperatures, but there's no question that we have had a serious impact over the years.

Forests aren’t keeping up with today’s climate chaos. While temperatures soar within decades, tree populations take 100 to 200 years to shift in response. A sweeping new analysis of ancient pollen and ...

The second in a series of retrospectives on National Academies’ reports and activities related to climate science. As our understanding of climate change grew over the last 50 years, efforts to ...

The first half of this year was the costliest ever recorded for weather and climate disasters in the United States, according to an analysis published Wednesday by the nonprofit organization Climate ...

Climate change is silently sapping the nutrients from our food. A pioneering study finds that rising CO2 and higher temperatures are not only reshaping how crops grow but are also degrading their ...

Click the downloadable graphic: What is attribution science? Humans have increased Earth’s temperature, mainly by burning fossil fuels like coal, oil, and methane gas. The resulting heat-trapping ...