The world could avoid much of the damaging effects of climate change if greenhouse gas emissions are curbed more sharply, research showed.
Ocean acidification is one of the effects of climate change and threatens coral reefs, marine ecosystems and wildlife.
As global average temperatures rise due to greenhouse gas emissions, the effects on the planet will threaten populations and livelihoods.
Around 70 percent of corals are expected to suffer from long-term degradation by 2030, even if strict emission cuts are enforced, according to a study.
Manmade climate change is the main driver behind the unexpected emergence of a group of bacteria in northern Europe, new research shows.
Rising sea levels threaten about a tenth of the world's population who live in low-lying areas and islands which are at risk of flooding.
One hundred celebrities have backed a Greenpeace campaign against oil drilling and unsustainable fishing in the Arctic.
Scientists have warned time is running out to limit global warming.
Failing to tackle climate change in the first half of this century will put the world on a dangerous track to warming in the second half, says a think thank.
Plants are flowering faster than scientists predicted in response to climate change, research has shown.
Large wind farms might have a warming effect on the local climate, research has showed.
The world's cities are currently on track to occupy an extra 1. 5 million square kilometres by 2030 - equivalent to France, Germany and Spain combined.
Scientists say the world is close to reaching thresholds beyond which the effects on the global climate will be irreversible.
The cost of damage to the world's oceans from climate change could reach $2 trillion a year by 2100 if measures aren’t taken, say experts.
Ordinary people are not putting enough pressure on governments to deliver a legally binding deal on cutting greenhouse gas emissions, says the UN's climate chief. ...
Substantial melting of land ice could contribute to long-term sea level rise of several meters, potentially threatening the lives of millions of people.
Flooding will be Britain's biggest climate risk this century, according to a report.
A huge pool of fresh water in the Arctic Ocean is expanding and could lower the temperature of Europe by causing an ocean current to slow down, say British scientists. ...
A new molecule has been detected in the earth's atmosphere which could help produce a cooling effect, scientists say.
High levels of carbon dioxide emissions in the atmosphere mean the next ice age is unlikely to begin for at least 1,500 years, according to a study.
A study has found that most of the world's land surface is very likely to experience five-year average temperatures that exceed 2 degrees above pre-industrial levels ...
The challenges of human migration due to climate change have been underestimated, according to a British report.
By 2050, there could be 70 million additional deaths in sub-Saharan Africa alone because of climate change.
An ancient lake hidden deep beneath West Antarctica's Ice Sheet may reveal vital clues about climate change and future sea level rises.
There will be an unexpected sight high in the skies over the British county of Norfolk next month all in the name of science.