Yellowstone National Park is famous for harsh winters but a new study shows summers are also getting harsher, with August 2016 ranking as one of the hottest summers in the last 1,250 years.

A large-scale research project at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute has revealed insight into the relationship between surface debris on glaciers and the rate at which they melt.

Researchers have detected groundwater beneath a glacier in Greenland for the first time using airborne radar data. 

Within the next decade, the novel coronavirus responsible for COVID-19 could become little more than a nuisance, causing no more than common cold-like coughs and sniffles. 

The frequency and intensity of heat waves in cities is increasing due to climate change, with a great negative impact on the health and mortality rates of the population.

Five years after the disastrous wildfire in Fort McMurray, Alta., researchers are warning that the complex role of peatlands, a factor critical to projecting the risk and behaviour of future fires, is missing from the forecasting model.

A University of Otago study has revealed how earthquake upheaval has affected New Zealand’s coastal species.

Alzheimer’s Disease is the most common form of dementia and is characterised by the build-up of amyloid plaques in the brain. 

NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center is predicting another above-normal Atlantic hurricane season.

Scientists studying the impact of record heat and drought on intact African tropical rainforests were surprised by how resilient they were to extreme conditions during the last major El Niño event.