Environment

Metallica donated more than $500,000 to relief efforts as the Australian bushfires continue to ravage the country.

Nicole Kidman, her husband Keith Urban and Russell Crowe were among dozens of celebrities who have donated to relief funds connected to the devastating Australia wildfires.

Researchers at the National Atmospheric Deposition Program, say they have have found high levels of  toxic chemicals known as PFAS in rainwater, in some parts of the U.S.

Australia experienced its hottest day on record, beating a record set on Jan. 7, 2013.

The rate of ocean acidification has increased as humans continue to release rampant levels of carbon dioxide through the burning of fossil fuels like oil, coal, and natural gas.

While much of the world was congratulating climate change activist Greta Thunberg for being announced as TIME magazine’s Person of the Year, President Donald Trump took to Twitter to mock the 16-year-old, saying she has an “anger management problem.”

President Donald Trump lashed out at 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg on Thursday, a day after she was named by Time as its Person of the Year, calling her selection “ridiculous."

Drought, intense heat waves, exceptional precipitation and record-low sea ice were extreme weather events made more likely by human-caused climate change, according to new research published Monday. 

North American migratory birds have been getting smaller over the past four decades and the reason appears to be related to climate change, according to findings from a University of Michigan-led analysis of a large dataset.

A study found that hotter temperatures could put pregnant women at risk of giving birth earlier than expected, sometimes as early as two weeks.

The whale was found with roughly 220 pounds of garbage and debris, including sections of net, plastic cups and bags.

A child born today will experience a world more than four degrees warmer than the pre-industrial average, and it will affect every stage of their life in profound and troubling ways.

Insect and spider populations are falling dramatically across the globe, spurring concern throughout the scientific community, and a new study suggests that the decline may be happening more quickly and extensively than previously suspected.

NASA scientists said elevated greenhouse gas levels are responsible for the increased dryness, as well as the burning of forests to clear land for agriculture and grazing.

More than 11,000 scientists from around the world have issued a warning about climate change, declaring "clearly and unequivocally that planet Earth is facing a climate emergency," in a new report published in BioScience.

The Copernicus Climate Change Service confirmed that last month was the hottest October on record globally, according to data released by the European organization. 

The United States has told the United Nations it has begun the process of pulling out of the landmark 2015 Paris climate agreement.

"What we need is for our rulers and politicians to listen to the research," the 16-year-old climate activist was quoted as saying.

A gigantic iceberg broke off Antarctica recently, but scientists say the incident is part of a normal cycle and not related to climate change.