The planet’s long-standing natural “thermostat” is being outpaced by an feedback loop process involving algae, phosphorus, ...

Our current political climate is just as unusual and concerning as the current state of our planetary climate.

Carbon sustains life—but excess emissions are driving climate change. WWF is working to restore balance and protect our planet’s future.

Earth’s atmosphere now has more carbon dioxide in it than it has in millions — and possibly tens of millions — of years, according to data released Thursday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

Ancient trees may have played a key role in regulating Earth's climate during the last ice age—by 'breathing' less ...

Earth's magnetic field and oxygen levels are inextricably linked, new research suggests. The strength of the geomagnetic field has gone up in lockstep with the percentage of oxygen in Earth's ...

The Magnetic Shield That Protects Our Climate Earth is surrounded by an immense magnetic field, called the magnetosphere.

Researchers investigated the Mesozoic Era's atmosphere and vegetation by studying oxygen isotopes in dinosaur tooth enamel. This is a replica of a Stan™ T. rex tooth. Photograph: Thomas Tütken.

New research reveals that nickel and urea once throttled Earth’s earliest oxygen producers, delaying the planet’s ...