The notion that climate change could do more than just warm our planet or bring more intense storms might seem like science fiction, but a growing consensus among climatologists, geologists, and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In "Atlas of the New World," future scenarios are projected onto present environments and the people in areas highly vulnerable to ...

The tourists stopped to spread picnic blankets at a scenic point overlooking the picturesque lake of Lough Tay in Ireland’s Wicklow Mountains. But the four scientists trekked on, climbing toward the ...

A team of scientists has overcome a major challenge in predicting how Antarctic life will fare under future climate scenarios ...

Satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Hurricane Melissa churning northwest through the Caribbean Sea. The Category 5 hurricane is a recent example of ...