Until now, the slow weathering of silicate rocks has been considered as the main factor in climate regulation. In this system, rain takes up carbon dioxide (CO 2) from the atmosphere, falls on exposed ...

The terrestrial environment, a vast and complex reservoir, is experiencing an alarming influx of microplastic pollution, ...

A light microscope image of a planktonic foraminifera collected from the water in the Southwest Indian Ocean. (Photo by Tracy Aze, University of Leeds via Courthouse News) (CN) — Carbon is one of the ...

While snowmelt is a major contributor to river flow, thawing permafrost is becoming increasingly important. Beneath the ...

We left Part 1 of this series with a big question: The credibility of the United Nations and its Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on truly explaining all the other factors of climate ...

Permafrost sounds permanent, but there’s a catch: the top portion, called the active layer, freezes and thaws every year. In ...

Exactly when and how plate tectonics started, however, is a matter of debate. Now, in a study published March 19 in the ...

For millions of years, the Earth has oscillated between ice ages and warmer episodes. The movements of the ground beneath our feet could play a much more important role in this cycle than previously ...

A new study by UC Davis and Chinese researchers shows how extraterrestrial forces move Earth's climate into a glacial phase both over the last 34 million years and 300 million years. Recent rapid ...

UC Riverside researchers have discovered a piece that was missing in previous descriptions of the way Earth recycles its carbon. As a result, they believe that global warming can overcorrect into an ...