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Populations of a vulnerable species of marine mammal, numerous species of abalone and a type of Caribbean coral are now threatened with extinction, an international conservation organization said Friday.

How do you stop a cow from burping? It might sound like the start of a humorous riddle, but it’s the subject of a huge scientific inquiry in New Zealand.

The European Parliament and EU member countries have reached a deal to ban the sale of new gasoline and diesel cars and vans by 2035.

Scientists use old fashioned detective work to figure out that humans are responsible for climate change. They eliminate other suspects such as the sun or volcanoes. They also find the specific chemical fingerprint of fossil fuel burning in the air. Toss in some complicated chemistry, physics and even math, along with some sophisticated computer simulations. All those ways make scientists...

Britain’s first-ever extreme heat warning is in effect for large parts of England as hot, dry weather that has scorched mainland Europe moves north. The high heat is disrupting travel, health care and schools. Two airports were forced to close when their runways buckled. The temperature Monday reached 38.1 C (100.6 F) at Downham in eastern England, just shy of...

In a blow to the fight against climate change, the Supreme Court on Thursday limited how the nation’s main anti-air pollution law can be used to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.

One group of New Jersey students won a national competition with a project aiming to combat climate change and food waste by creating their own soap using a sustainable ingredient from bugs. NBC New York’s Linda Gaudino reports.

Even with climate change dominating headlines, you may still be confused about some key terms and concepts. What exactly is climate change and how is it different from global warming and weather? LX News Now host Nik Z breaks it down.

Which path will the world take? While some warming is guaranteed, there are still changes that can be made to decrease world carbon emissions and slow the impact of climate change. NBCLX climate storyteller Chase Cain breaks down what we should do next.

The International Energy Agency says emissions of planet-warming methane from oil, gas and coal production are significantly higher than governments claims

A new U.N. report found that Americans can expect to see more wildfires in western states as a result of warming global temperatures.

A special United Nations panel is putting the finishing touches on a major science report that’s supposed to tell people the “so what?”

Two U.S. science agencies say 2021 was the sixth hottest year on record globally, part of a long-term warming trend

A white Christmas is going from reality to more of a dream for chunks of the United States.

Almost 200 nations have accepted a compromise deal aimed at keeping a key global warming target alive, but it contained a last-minute change that watered down crucial language about coal.

The overarching phrase that dominates Glasgow climate talks is simply a number: 1.5

The Arctic is warming three times faster than the rest of the Earth and it’s on the knife edge of survival.

Joe Biden pledged  at the COP26 conference to work with the European Union and other nations to reduce overall methane emissions worldwide by 30% by 2030.

A crucial U.N. climate summit opened Sunday amid papal appeals for prayers and activists’ demands for action, kicking off two weeks of intense diplomatic negotiations by almost 200 countries aimed at speeding up the global response to global warming

The U.N. climate summit, known as COP26 this year, brings officials from almost 200 countries to Glasgow to haggle over the best measures to combat global warming