There may be some confusion about the difference between weather and climate, though the distinction is an important one. Weather refers to short-term atmospheric conditions meaning the day-to-day ...

Consistently warming oceans have fueled a rash of subtle records, especially on the West Coast. High tides get higher; ...

Reliable predictions of how the Earth's climate will respond as atmospheric carbon dioxide levels increase are based on ...

What's under the ice? For the first time, scientists have been able to map the mountains and valleys under the ice of ...

Scientists have discovered there is more to Antarctica than meets the eye. A new map of the landscape beneath the frozen continent's ice sheet has revealed a previously hidden world of mountains, deep ...