The mass extinction that ended the Permian geological epoch, 252 million years ago, wiped out most animals living on Earth.

Analysis of Moroccan stalagmites reveals that the Sahara received increased rainfall between 8,700 and 4,300 years ago, ...

A spiral graphic made by climate scientist Zeke Hausfather unfurls like a flower, its colors moving from blue to red. It may look beautiful but it reveals is just how unusually hot our planet is becom ...

Using two species of flies from different climates -- one from the cool, high-altitude forests of Northern California, the other hailing from the hot, dry deserts of the Southwest -- scientists ...

Scientists studied flies to understand why insect populations are disappearing and how they adapt to temperature and climate ...

This research may help predict how climate change will impact insect distribution and behavior. Tiny cold-blooded animals ...

Global sea ice cover hit a record low in February, with temperatures spiking up to 11C above average near the North Pole, ...

New research shows frogs and other amphibians are already on the brink of overheating in a warming world. Here’s how many ...

Tiny, cold-blooded animals like flies depend on their environment to regulate body temperature, making them ideal "canaries ...

Some may not realize is that San Diego and its surrounding county are home to a surprising variety of microclimates.

A study published this week in the journal Science Advances makes the case that extreme heat is aging millions of Americans ...