Science

A hidden process may be making humid heat even worse than expected, new study finds

Khiana McQuade

New research finds that El Niño events now are stronger now than they have ever been

Kathryn Davies

Incoming El Niño is set to be the 'strongest in living memory', warns Met Office

The invisible danger of the sea in summer: how to identify and escape a rip current

Scientists turn Starlink into a giant scanner for Earth’s upper atmosphere

Scientists show that forests took 100,000 years to recover after warming similar to today’s.

The human family tree needs a rewrite, new research suggests

Scientists uncover a natural Arctic cloud factory: What it could mean for climate change

Let nature do the work: Natural forest regeneration could cut restoration costs by 96%

Are strong earthquakes really becoming more frequent around the world?

Human activity more than doubles fire occurrence in the arctic, researchers find

Scientists discover animals evolving within just decades to survive humans and extreme climate conditions

Rising heat and wildfire smoke creates difficult indoor air decisions for households, researchers say

Melting ice drives previously unknown natural process that seeds Arctic cloud formation

The invisible effect of extreme heat: experts explain how soaring temperatures are isolating people

Meteored Expert

A mysterious 27.5-million-year cycle could explain Earth's greatest catastrophes

Christian Garavaglia

Why were there no tiny dinosaurs? Mammals may hold the answer

The crystal born from atomic fire: the mysterious material from Hiroshima that challenges the laws of geology

No, there is no reason to be afraid of turbulence when flying

Cambridge researchers develop living algae system to power low-energy devices

Oxygen is slowly disappearing from the world's waters and the effects could last centuries, scientists warn

Climate change fuelled wildfires across Europe in prehistoric times

Sea-level rise could affect over 1.4 million more people by 2200, new research finds