Civilian researchers have signed an agreement with the U.S. Navy to revive a dormant program that uses the vessels to collect information on parts of the Arctic's ice and ocean that normally lie beyond scientists' reach...
A new study finds protecting the vast region would be equivalent to cutting the country's CO2 output by 5 percent
Puget Sound is becoming more acidic thanks to a combination of agricultural runoff and rising carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere
National security experts said climate forecasters often focus on averages, or the most likely scenario, without determining the probability of an extreme climate shift
The U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change needs to develop a mechanism to correct any errors found in its reports
Increased rainfall in some river basins will blunt the effect of the disappearing snow and ice
The Arctic has warmed twice as fast as the rest of the globe thanks in part to melting sea ice, a new study finds
Climate change is already affecting U.S. and other industrial nations' public health, according to a new government report
Spring is coming earlier, and nature is scrambling to keep up
Inuit communities that have long paid close attention to the climate have said Arctic weather patterns are shifting--and scientists say they are right
In order to be sure that agreed emissions reductions are taking place, the U.S. must deploy new monitoring technologies, according to a new report
A new effort will be launched to craft research restrictions for geoengineering, or large scale efforts to tinker with the planet's climate system
New administrator and marine biologist Jane Lubchenco hopes to explain what scientists do and do not know via the government agency's new climate service
Warmer oceans are thawing methane deposits, adding more of the greenhouse gas to the atmosphere
How did historic climate change shape human evolution?
Scientists testify to the U.K. government that, despite "awful e-mails," climate change is unequivocal
New research from American Samoa suggests that at least some coral can withstand warmer waters
The question is not whether acidification is happening, but how bad it will get
If enough plug-in electric vehicles communicate with the grid, they could provide cheap storage for excess electricity
Experts from 70 nations urge CO2 cuts to slow deadly acidification
