GENEVA, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere have reached the highest ever recorded, potentially further warming the planet and leading to more extreme climate events, a new ...

As the long arm of the fossil fuel lobby enters the classroom, some US science teachers are finding their job requires more ...

Halloween is fast approaching – and what a great time to read a horror tale! Except, instead of spine tingling ghost stories or chilling (and often gory) crime tales, let’s check out a different genre ...

Johanna Nalau has received funding from Australian Research Council. She is Coordinating Lead Author for Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 7th Assessment Report (Working Group II: Impacts, ...

It’s estimated that 4.1 million Americans will retire next year (and then again in 2027), and of them, hundreds of thousands ...

Retired Marine Corps gunnery sergeant Vida Rivera knows heat can be as dangerous as any enemy. Early in her military career, she collapsed from heat exhaustion while carrying a 65-pound pack on a ...

Thanks to the dire condition of the Earth's coral reefs, the planet has now reached its first tipping point for human-caused climate change, according to a new report by scientists in Europe. The ...

MUMBAI, Oct 6 (Reuters) - India's government has begun early-stage talks with local insurers about designing a nationwide climate-linked insurance programme aimed at simplifying the payout process ...

Tropical Storm Jerry is rushing across the central Atlantic Ocean on Thursday and is expected to finally strengthen into a hurricane on Friday. Jerry, which formed Tuesday, is the 10th named storm of ...

A rare, monstrous EF5 tornado that struck the United States more than three months ago was the first of its kind in more than a decade, experts announced Monday. A tornado that roared through part of ...