Our planet has experienced dramatic climate shifts throughout its history, oscillating between freezing "icehouse" periods ...

Orbit can pace ice ages, but modern CO2 shifts the clock. The next true glacial era is far off, while warming runs hot right ...

Earth’s atmosphere now has more carbon dioxide in it than it has in millions — and possibly tens of millions — of years, according to data released Thursday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

Scientists examine a large dike, formed from a sheet of magma that came to Earth’s surface millions of years ago during the Columbia River Basalt eruptions. These dikes fed magma to massive eruptions.

The Southern Ocean, also called the Antarctic Ocean, is responsible for absorbing carbon dioxide produced by human activities and regulating Earth’s entire climate. While this absorption can function ...

Earth inhales and exhales carbon, indicating where and when vegetation is growing (sucking up carbon dioxide) or dying off ...

A new study reveals that microplastics are impairing the oceans' ability to absorb carbon dioxide, a process scientists find crucial for regulating Earth's temperature.