Ingenuity in laboratories worldwide is harnessing microbes, water and hot air to produce different types of renewable energy from greenhouse gas.

The planet is on course to breach the internationally agreed warming limit of 1.5°C within 10 years, according to new research from Australia.

A new study provides evidence that humans are capable of radically altering the world around us, and offers hope in the face of climate change.

Much of the public and scientific discussion around a slowdown, or hiatus, in the rate of global warming has been misguided, says prominent climatologist.

Most of us don’t think much about soil, let alone its health. But as Earth Day approaches, it’s time to recommend some skin care for Mother Nature.

Cost overruns and delays are pushing the nuclear industry into a financial black hole that threatens any future expansion.

Indian Ocean climate phenomenon is identified as a major factor in the drought threatening widespread famine around the Horn of Africa.

New global database of trees affirms the need for greater conservation and protection of forests to slow the pace of global warming.

Global warming’s greater than anticipated impact on permafrost will release huge amounts of methane and carbon dioxide as the soil thaws.

New research indicates that climate change will wreak havoc on farmers in America as they struggle to adapt to the rapid increase in heat.

Plankton blooms in the Arctic’s increasing number of meltwater ponds are enriching the ocean – but potentially accelerating global warming.

A 30-metre layer of salt discovered beneath the Dead Sea reveals drought worse than any in human history – and it could happen again. The Dead Sea Warns Of Unprecedented Drought

On Tuesday, March 28, President Trump traveled to the Environmental Protection Agency to sign an executive order rolling back a number of climate-related regulations that have taken effect over the pa...

NASA scientists say that in the last six months the world has lost an area of polar sea ice that is bigger than Mexico.

Research shows that polar warming could explain the episode of severe winter air pollution Beijing experienced in 2013, and says China has more to come.

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef and reefs in the Maldives have been dangerously weakened by coral bleaching caused by global warming and El Niño events.

Research into natural causes of summer loss of Arctic sea ice reveals human responsibility for drastic changes to the region’s ecology.

US-based research has found that even a modest switch to a more vegetable-based diet could lead to a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.

Researchers say improved education levels of future populations are a key factor in predicting climate change impacts on humans.

The northern hemisphere is experiencing a much earlier spring due to global warming, causing problems for plants and wildlife as the natural cycle goes out of sync.

Climatologists say there is an almost 50% chance that the Labrador Sea in the North Atlantic Ocean will cool rapidly within the next decade.

Entrepreneurs bringing solar energy systems to farms in developing countries challenge for sustainability charity’s prestigious awards.

US scientists provide new reality check for Donald Trump on the combined stresses of global warming and the rising costs of water.

Roosevelt delivered this speech to Congress as a "State Of The Union" 11 months before the United States entered World War II. Memorably, in the second half of the speech, FDR lists the benefits of de...

Chinese companies plan to spend $1 billion over the next two years building a giant solar farm on land contaminated by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.