Researchers say just four policies could cut plastic pollution 90 percent by 2050. With no action, plastic waste could nearly ...

University of Exeter researchers are involved in a new £4 million research project that will help predict the effects of ...

New study challenges traditional ocean current theories, showing potential for leftward deflection in Northern Hemisphere, aiding weather prediction.

Thawing ice, from the high peaks to the poles, is producing extraordinarily expensive floods, infrastructure damage and ...

We’re making a lot of progress, but we're not yet solving the climate problem,” said David Victor, professor of public policy ...

Extraordinarily warm ocean temperatures in the Atlantic are helping to fuel an unusually active hurricane season.

Yet these tiny organisms - called plankton - may be unable to thrive in the rapidly warming oceans, according to a pair of ...

To the uninitiated, there isn’t much to water. Sure, the world’s oceans are filled with monsters, marvels and mysteries but, ...

Scientists warned for the first time in a new report that melting ice sheets might be slowing key ocean currents at both ...

As you hike through your corner of the world, or as you tend your home garden, you might spare a moment of gratitude for the ...

A new report describes the dire state of Earth’s snow and ice, suggesting several major tipping points are likelier than ...