During a series of experiments monitoring common houseplants exposed to nitrogen dioxide (NO2) – a common pollutant – researchers calculated that in some conditions, the plants could be able to reduce NO2 by as much as 20 per cent.

A new study challenges a commonly accepted explanation that a "sudden stratospheric warming" caused the unusually cold weather over the U.S. early last year, a view which was widely reported in the media and discussed among scientists at the time.

An instrument designed to measure tree height can also distinguish corn from other crops.

Continued anthropogenic climate change will increasingly enhance the odds of long, widespread and severe megadroughts

Global weather fluctuations called El Niño events are likely to become more frequent by 2040, a new study shows.

Spring is beginning sooner in the United States, with 97 percent of 242 locations across the country experiencing temperature increases since 1970, according to a new analysis from Climate Central.

The death rate linked to extreme temperatures will increase significantly under global warming of 2°C, finds a report by researchers from UCL and the University of Reading.

The Amazon rainforest is likely losing resilience, data analysis from high-resolution satellite images suggests. 

Jet fuel, animal feed among potential products from algae

Research project looks for ways to improve solar cell performance.