It’s the long-term shift in Earth’s weather patterns, mainly caused by human activities like burning fossil fuels. This releases greenhouse gases, trapping heat and warming our planet. Since the ...

USDA is removing some climate change-related content from its website while officials review whether the information should remain online.

The president's focus on fossil fuels is a big change from the Biden administration's push for renewable energy.

The UK's peatlands face an uncertain future amid the escalating impacts of climate change. Peatlands are critical ecosystems for carbon storage and biodiversity, containing more carbon than all the ...

David L. Nevins In June of 2017, Elon Musk, the chief executive officer of Tesla, abruptly left the White House advisory council on manufacturing after President Donald Trump said he would withdraw ...

Hurricane Helene triggered more than 2,000 landslides, hazardous spills, and infrastructure failures in North Carolina.

Reflecting the Trump administration’s priorities, the Environmental Protection Agency has now removed all information about climate change from its home page and other prominent areas of its website.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has directed officials to remove content related to climate change from its public ...

Global warming is worsening droughts, making sea levels rise, and fueling deadly storms. Now scientists have a new problem to add to that list: Climate change is helping rat populations thrive in U.S.

In the first study of its kind, scientists found a correlation between climate change and a rise in urban rat populations.

There’s a saying that in a big city you are never more than six feet away from a rat. It’s an urban myth but scientists are ...

Well, rats. A study of 16 cities shows that higher ambient temperatures and loss of green space are associated with increasing rodent complaints.