The United Nations Secretary-General and foreign ministers from the UK, France and Spain have blamed the deadly wildfires engulfing Europe on climate change, using the...

El Niño forecast to strengthen from August to October, resulting in higher temperatures and more extreme weatherIndia’s monsoon is in danger and hotter, drier conditions...

Explore Marie Tharp’s groundbreaking 1977 World Ocean Floor map and discover how it transformed our understanding of the Earth.

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Exclusive: Danielle Kirton calls on Ed Miliband to help her get answers about why evacuation order came too lateThe bereaved daughter of a British couple...

If you’re one of the roughly 3 in 5 American adults who directly own shares, save money through a pension or contribute to a 401(k),...

A landmark study of the towering ash trees that grow in the mountains of Victoria, Australia, which was launched in the 1980s, boosted arguments for...

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 30 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02694-xClimate change communication differs across regions, shaped by unique political, economic, social and environmental conditions. These influence...

Contender, largest tagged male great white, heading north as overheating oceans alter range of several shark speciesThe largest tagged male great white shark in the...

Drought and extreme heat are killing plants, driving up prices while also making some farms economically unviable’It’s a constant battle,’ says Tim Young. He and...

Here are things that will – and will not – help us fight the threat of wildfiresI have spent much of my career studying boreal...

A remote mining town gripped by fear saw hundreds of suspected cases before the government declared an outbreak, report says

Over the past week, hundreds of thousands of people in France and Spain fled their homes, many in the dead of night, carrying only what...

More than half the world’s population depends on rice to survive. But this year’s El Niño weather pattern and the ongoing climate crisis are intensifying...

Officials from the Trump administration and members of Congress walked along the burn scar from Utah’s devastating Cottonwood Fire last week and saw the damage...

Never-before-seen behavior may represent the giant cetaceans playing with their food, ecologists say

Latest study says global heating has made hot, dry and windy conditions in Spain at least 20 times more likelyThe extreme heat and drought stoking...

In this week’s newsletter: As France and Spain battle huge fires in this summer of relentless heat, will it be enough to spur us to...

‘Landmark’ paper finds disease originated with European contact

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This systematic literature review explores the intersection of environmental displacement and the common but differentiated responsibility (CBDR) principle, focusing on the ethical, legal, and practical...

Water levels across several of Europe’s major waterways have dropped to exceptionally low levels, setting new records in some areas.Extreme heat exacerbated by the climate...

Washington (July 30, 2026) — Actor and comedian Tig Notaro selected World Resources Institute as her charity of choice for her recent appearance on the...

In honor of Tharp’s birthday, Ferrini discusses the geologist’s pioneering work and how it paved the way for her own collaborative efforts to map the...