2024 may have been Earth's hottest year in at least 125,000 years, according to a grim climate report published Wednesday (Oct. 29) that describes our world as "on the brink" and warns its "vital ...

Earth's systems are nearing tipping points that could plunge the planet into a "hothouse" regime — but there's still time to ...

Global scientists warn that humanity is on the verge of crossing irreversible climate thresholds, with coral reefs already at their tipping point and polar ice sheets possibly beyond recovery. The ...

The worsening consequences of the climate crisis could fatally "derail" climate action, researchers have warned.

Almost two months later, the fire which broke out in Langdale Forest, nestled on the North York Moors between Pickering, Scarborough and Whitby, still smoulders in parts and the landscape, once ...

Born from a desire to make boats go faster, today the hydrofoil is being revived as a cleaner form of water transport by ...

Dark-energy evidence suggests the universe will end in a “big crunch” roughly 20 billion years from now. The universe is nearing the halfway point of what may be a 33-billion-year lifespan, according ...

Hollywood star, Scarlett Johansson, opts out of the Oscars to visit the slums of India. With a new album to be recorded soon ...

The uniquely vulnerable West Antarctic Ice Sheet holds enough water to raise global sea levels by 5 meters. But when that ...

As whitefish disappear from the lower Great Lakes, scientists are hatching emergency rescue plans. One idea: Taking fish out of the lakes and raising them indefinitely in ponds for safekeeping.

From California's epic car culture to New York's underground street scene, America's vast road network — the world's largest — sees everything from minivans to muscle cars, and in the middle of this ...

Meet the Pavlovs, a Siberian couple raising 22 children in the world’s coldest city, tackling frozen commutes, bathroom chaos ...