Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman. You’re listening to our weekly science news roundup. First, we have an update on measles ...

A growing collection of scientific studies is zeroing in on a startling conclusion: Global warming is speeding up. That means the planet is hurtling toward the Paris Agreement’s international climate ...

Climate change remains a top issue for many New York State lawmakers as a new study finds global warming has accelerated significantly over the last decade. The study has raised fresh urgency around ...

Global warming has accelerated since 2015, according to a new study by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK). After accounting for known natural influences on global temperature, the ...

(CN) — The rate of global warming sped up considerably in the past decade, a finding that means a pivotal target set by the Paris Agreement may be exceeded even before 2030, according to a new study ...

Doctor Who has long been a quintessentially British series, with most of its fanbase based in the UK. The show has a relatively small audience in the U.S. and overseas, and the BBC's deal with Disney+ ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A map of ocean temperature anomalies (differences from normal) during a strong El Niño. Red colors mean the ocean water is warmer ...

Is your idea of El Niño and La Niña mainly informed by a 1990s-era Chris Farley sketch from “Saturday Night Live?” The late comedian’s definition was hilarious, albeit a bit lacking in scientific ...

The Trump administration is reportedly preparing to repeal the Obama-era “scientific” finding that classified carbon dioxide as a threat to public health and welfare, and empowered the federal ...

A warming Arctic can stretch the polar vortex, a high-altitude air ribbon, one says. The “wobble” can disrupt the jet stream, causing extreme cold in the East. By Eric Niiler If the planet is getting ...

A new study finds that warming of 2°C could expose nearly 3.8 billion people to extreme heat by mid-century, more than double current levels. Rising temperatures are expected to drive surging energy ...