Climate Crisis, 1953 AD

Seven of 16 planetary vital signs are in their most extreme state ever recorded, and El Niño is here to make matters even worse.

Ancient plants reveal that the vestiges of the North American ice sheet started expanding a few thousand years ago, but that climate change caused it to reverse course.

The deeply uncomfortable film forces audiences to confront what types of stories we tell ourselves about who has economic and political power.

Sold by its trailer as a gag reel, Tom Cruise’s strangest movie may be the most unsettling portrait of our tech and climate moment yet.

Here’s what we know about the record-setting El Niño on a record-hot planet, and the most important questions scientists are trying to answer.

While oil is known to float, new research finds that over time it can permeate even extremely deep marine habitats, with animal populations declining by as much as 80 percent.

As coastlines change, so do surf breaks. That may spell the end for premier waves and the tourist economies that depend on them.

The death of a lab worker in Russia has authorities looking at whether plague played a role. Even if it did, though, the odds of it spreading are very low.

The metric might not mean much to laypeople, but leap seconds have been a source of contention in the timekeeping community for years. Now, they’re dead.

Redwoods adapted to a cool, foggy climate. Now a new study shows they slow down photosynthesis when their environment warms.

In a world of AI Overviews, Wikipedia usage declines. But the real loss may be far more existential than website traffic.

Five hauntings from the other side of technology.