Since 1985, Canadian glaciers have shrunk 15 per cent, a number that could rise to 100 per cent by the end of the century.

Coral reefs in remote, uninhabited areas of the American Pacific are generally in good condition, while reefs in the regions that are closer to human populations show more signs of impacts, according to five status reports on reef ecosystems released today by NOAA.

If you compare historical photos of glaciers with those taken more recently, you can see that where there was formerly ice there is now very often nothing but rock.

A new study is shedding light on the importance of one critical resource for Andean bears living in the dry mountain forests of Peru: water. 

Climate change-induced melting will raise global sea levels for decades to come.

With a temperature sensor in hand, researchers can engineer crops that produce yields in warmer climates.

Scientists have long speculated that our planet’s climate system is intimately linked to the Earth’s celestial motions.

The beginnings of the mighty Colorado River on the west slope of Rocky Mountain National Park are humble. 

Sea level rise puts coastal areas at the forefront of the impacts of climate change, but new research shows they face other climate-related threats as well. 

The images shook the world: Ethiopian children dying of starvation as their emaciated parents looked on, victims of the food shortage and hunger crisis that struck the drought- and conflict-riddled nation from 1983 to 1985.