Death Valley set a record when the temperature reached 134 degrees Fahrenheit. Here’s why deserts can reach such scorching temperatures – and also very cold ones.
Understanding what happens to Antarctica’s ice matters, because as it melts, sea levels rise, affecting lives and economies around the world.
The two planets, named TOI-791 b and TOI-791 c, orbit a dwarf star located around 1,110 light years from Earth in the southern constellation Volans.
As sea ice melts, more of the Arctic Ocean opens up. A former ambassador explains how this treaty creates time for scientists to figure out what lives there.
More than 40 years since the end of commercial whaling, research reveals an increase in sightings of whales in the south-eastern Atlantic.
A decades-long study of oceanographic data provides the first evidence that warmer water has moved nearer to the continent.