Urban green spaces provide shade for city dwellers facing rising temperatures brought on by climate change, but how much relief from the heat island effect do they provide when humidity is factored in?

Spectacular chimneys discovered in the Dead Sea.

Underwater robots that can predict waves in real-time could reduce the cost of producing offshore renewable energy, a study suggests.

Clinical visits by patients suffering ocular surface eye conditions more than doubled during times when ambient particulate matter from air pollution was in the atmosphere, signaling a possible association between climate change and ocular health, according to a new study from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.

Southeast Asia’s tropical forests are renowned for their biodiversity, but at the same time face significant threats from the expansion of oil palm plantations.

An international team of scientists using observations from NASA-German satellites found evidence that Earth’s total amount of freshwater dropped abruptly starting in May 2014 and has remained low ever since.

When University of Miami geologist Robert Ginsberg passed away in 2017, colleagues noticed something intriguing while sorting his papers: a collection of black-and-white aerial photographs of parts of the Bahamas.

Rainforest protection is not only good for biodiversity and the climate – it also noticeably improves the health of humans who live in the corresponding regions.

Earth saw another unusually warm month, with October 2024 ranking as the second-warmest October in NOAA’s 175-year global climate record.

As Earth faces unprecedented climate change, a look into the planet’s deep past may provide vital insights into what may lie ahead.