Arctic sea ice retreated to near-historic lows in the Northern Hemisphere this summer, likely melting to its minimum extent for the year on September 11, 2024, according to researchers at NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC).

There is a common belief that species are generally moving northwards, due to climate change, with some forced out of hotter southern Europe and others suited to warm conditions now able to establish in previously cooler northern regions.

Chickpeas are a drought-resistant legume plant with a high protein content.

Although all ecosystems are affected by a changing climate, the impacts can take a while to appear.

The key to more accurate rainfall predictions may lie in the intricate dance of falling snowflakes, a new study has found. 

Rivers in the Amazon basin fell to record-low levels in October 2024 as drought gripped vast areas of South America. 

When the outside temperatures rise, people tend to lose their cool. 

Two thirds of Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in tropical forests are experiencing new temperature conditions as our climate changes, research shows.

Researchers from the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Oxford have shown that weathering of rocks in the Canadian Arctic will accelerate with rising temperatures, triggering a positive feedback loop that will release more and more CO2 to the atmosphere. 

Seven of the most common forest trees in Europe have been shown to be able to shelter their genetic diversity from major shifts in environmental conditions.