The interaction between the oceans and the atmosphere plays a vital role in shaping the Earth’s climate. 

New analysis based on simple equations has reduced uncertainty about how clouds will affect future climate change.

An astronaut aboard the International Space Station took this nadir photograph of the Salta Province in northern Argentina while in orbit over South America.

Each year in January and February, satellites begin to detect waves of smoke and fire in Southeast Asia, particularly in highland forests in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Thailand.

A broader past could mean a brighter future for Canada lynx in the U.S., according to recent research.

Though of touted as a fix for climate change, planting trees could, in some regions, make warming more severe, a new study finds.

Researchers at the University of Gothenburg warn that today's hunting quotas of about 3,000 animals pose a risk to the long-term survival of the grey seal in the Baltic Sea.

Conditions that usually accompany the kind of intense hot and cold weather that strains power grids may also provide greater opportunities to capture solar and wind energy.

A long-term sea level dataset shows ocean surface heights continuing to rise at faster and faster rates over decades of observations.

Named for its ropy-looking long branches, Aplysina cauliformis, a coral reef sponge, provides a critical 3D habitat for marine organisms and helps to stabilize the foundation of coral reefs.