CNN — It is crystal clear to many people that we are living in a time of climate crisis caused in large part by the burning of fossil fuels , which lead to the emission of greenhouse gasses that trap the sun’s heat, raising temperatures and leading t... [7152 chars]

The flight deck of a decommissioned World War II-era aircraft carrier docked at Alameda has recently begun launching something other than airplanes: microscopic droplets of salt water that scientists hope will help counteract the effects of climate c... [5377 chars]

Jeremy Clarkson has revealed the secret to his curmudgeonly, grumbling character that helped propel his shows Top Gear and The Grand Tour to worldwide success – it was all an act. Clarkson, whose hit series Clarkson’s Farm returns to Amazon Prime’s g... [1170 chars]

Scientists are using satellite data to identify streams where beavers can be reintroduced to help boost the local ecosystem. As global warming intensifies droughts, floods and wildfires around the world, scientists in western United States are turnin... [5196 chars]

Some are small and jumpy; others are large and intimidating – if you’re a humble housefly. Exotic spiders are flourishing in Britain as international trade offers ample opportunities for spider travel and global heating provides an increasingly hospi... [5772 chars]

The Biden administration has effectively moved to end the use of coal to keep the lights on in America. On Thursday, the Environmental Protection Agency released four major regulations designed to slash multiple forms of toxic and planet-warming poll... [1572 chars]

Colonies of emperor penguin chicks were wiped out last year as global warming eroded their icy homes, a study published Thursday found, despite the birds' attempts to adapt to the shrinking landscape. The study by the British Antarctic Survey found t... [2240 chars]

In a recent study published in the journal Neurology, researchers assessed the global burden of stroke attributable to non-optimal temperatures due to climate change. Stroke is prevalent in older people and may be accompanied by severe sequelae and c... [4751 chars]

How do you run a democracy when the mercury rises above 40° Celsius? That’s the problem faced by voters in India. A swathe of the country’s east is sweltering under a brutal heatwave. The city centre of Kolkata has emptied out, schools have cancelled... [4522 chars]

Climate change is a slow-moving disaster and one that no truly serious person can continue to ignore. Photograph: Getty Images The other night, I headed across town to the London School of Economics where I listened to one of the world’s most experie... [5126 chars]