When you walk through a forest, you are surrounded by carbon. Every branch and every leaf, every inch of trunk and every tendril of unseen root contains carbon pulled from the atmosphere through photosynthesis. 

NASA is preparing for the launch of an instrument that will provide new insight into air quality in North America, observing air pollution from space more frequently and in greater detail than previous space-based instruments.

By observing the night sky, medieval monks unwittingly recorded some of history’s largest volcanic eruptions.

A warmer Arctic has been linked to extreme winter weather in the midlatitude regions. 

Marine predators have expanded their ranges  into the Arctic waters over the last twenty years, driven by climate change and associated increases in productivity.

Researchers have long known that many animals live longer in colder climates than in warmer climates. 

Two California lakes, both drained a century ago, have been partially refilled by floodwaters from recent storms, satellite images from NASA show.

A research team at Chalmers is the first to demonstrate a unique method that reduces the aerodynamic resistance of ships by 7.5 per cent. 

An international team of researchers, led by Dr Christine Batchelor of Newcastle University, UK, used high-resolution imagery of the seafloor to reveal just how quickly a former ice sheet that extended from Norway retreated at the end of the last Ice Age, about 20,000 years ago.

About 12% of the total global energy demand comes from heating and cooling homes and businesses.