Earth News

Climate change

2022 was the 5th hottest year on record — and this is only the beginning, NASA warnsJanuary 24, 2023

2 researchers dig for pollen fossils in a dusty field

Ancient pollen grains acting like ‘sunscreen’ may have contributed to mass extinctionJanuary 23, 2023

A person looking at the night sky using a telescope

Goodnight stars, wherever you are: Light pollution making our cosmic theater barely visibleJanuary 19, 2023

A research camp on the Antarctic ice sheet during daytime

Historical News

Did summer and winter on Earth look a lot different 11,000 years ago?January 11, 2023

Tidewater ice glaciers receding and melting in the ocean

Global meltdown: Half the glaciers worldwide doomed to melt by 2100, study warnsJanuary 6, 2023

Earth's tilt explains short and cold January days

How the Earth’s tilt creates short, cold January daysJanuary 2, 2023