This shifts mass away from Earth’s poles, and – like a figure skater extending their arms mid-spin – slows the rotation.

Spread the loveIn a groundbreaking study released by researchers from leading international institutions, a surprising trend has emerged regarding ocean acidification rates. Over the past 18 months, ...

According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, there is no feasible pathway with emissions reductions alone that will avoid catastrophic change. We’re at a critical juncture in the fight ...

In this episode of C&EN Uncovered, host Craig Bettenhausen speaks with C&EN reporter Fionna Samuels about her recent C&EN cover story concerning ocean alkalinity enhancement as a method to combat ...

Photographs show the differences in fall color at the same site in Japan’s Nagano Prefecture between October 2012 and October 2016. Fall colors at a climate change–monitoring site in Nagano Prefecture ...

While Earth’s climate has changed many times in history, there is unequivocal scientific consensus that our world is now heating up at an unprecedented pace, driven by human activities such as the ...

Michael Heagy, head of the School of Chemistry and Materials Science, published Climate Change Chemistry: Principles and Mitigation Strategies, which examines the chemistry behind major environmental ...

Rachel Feltman: Antarctica is the largest, coldest desert on the planet, with snowfall dropping less than six inches of water there each year. But for such a dry place, Antarctica has an outsize ...