From shrinking goats to a dimmer Earth, here are some of the lesser-known impacts of rising global temperatures.

Extreme heat now kills one person every minute, according to a sweeping new report by the British medical journal The Lancet.

Climate change is the long-term shift in the Earth's average temperatures and weather conditions. The world has been warming ...

Heat waves, extreme drought and deadly wildfire smoke are just some of the climate-related health hazards that have reached ...

The year-long series called Vital Signs will include stories from the Americas, Africa, Asia, Europe, and Australia.

Extreme weather events caused by planet-warming pollution can also create costly damage to homes, businesses, and ...

He explains that Afghanistan’s rising temperatures and prolonged droughts have intensified air pollution and dust storms. “This has a direct negative effect on respiratory diseases. Dry air and ...

The worsening consequences of the climate crisis could fatally "derail" climate action, researchers have warned.

The form of a flower is a visual display of its climate, if you know what to look for. In a dry year, its petals’ ...

The Great Wall of China, Petra of Jordan, Ellora Caves of India, the traditional Ottoman Houses in Turkey — none of these ...

New research has found that even Australia's most protected marine habitats are likely to suffer extreme ocean impacts by ...

In a blog post, Bill Gates wrote that “our chief goal should be to prevent suffering, particularly for those in the toughest ...