Warming

Scientists found a dangerous feedback loop accelerating Arctic warming

Earth's climate is shifting worldwide, but the fastest changes are happening near the poles. New research from Penn State offers…

2 months ago

Deontay Wilder says negotiations for crossover fight with Francis Ngannou are ‘warming up’

Deontay Wilder and Francis Ngannou have been circling each other for years. Now, Wilder is more interested than ever in…

6 months ago

This prehistoric predator survived global warming by eating bones

About 56 million years ago, when Earth experienced a dramatic rise in global temperatures, one meat-eating mammal responded in a…

7 months ago

Southern Ocean warming will mean a wetter West Coast, US

As global temperatures warm, the Southern Ocean -- between Antarctica and other continents -- will eventually release heat absorbed from…

11 months ago

Models show intensifying wildfires in a warming world due to changes in vegetation and humidity; only a minor role for lightning

Extreme fire seasons in recent years highlight the urgent need to better understand wildfires within the broader context of climate…

1 year ago

Global warming and mass extinctions: What we can learn from plants from the last ice age

Global warming is producing a rapid loss of plant species -- according to estimates, roughly 600 plant species have died…

1 year ago

Ocean Warming Rate Quadruples Over Four Decades, Accelerating Climate Change

The pace of ocean warming has intensified significantly over the past four decades, with recent data highlighting a quadrupling of…

1 year ago

Coral adaptation unlikely to keep pace with global warming

Coral adaptation to ocean warming and marine heatwaves will likely be overwhelmed without rapid reductions of global greenhouse gas emissions,…

1 year ago

Slowing ocean current could ease Arctic warming — a little

The Arctic is warming at three to four times the global average. However, new research suggests the slowing of a…

1 year ago

Ships now spew less sulfur, but warming has sped up

Last year marked Earth's warmest year on record. A new study finds that some of 2023's record warmth, nearly 20…

2 years ago