James “the Amazing” Randi is an icon of skepticism. The man has done more — over a span of several decades — to further the cause of critical thinking and to expose flimflammery of all sorts than ...

2023 set a number of alarming new records. The global mean temperature also rose to nearly 1.5 degrees Celsius above the preindustrial level, another record. Seeking to identify the causes of this ...

At any given time, about two-thirds of Earth’s surface is covered by clouds. Overall, they make the planet much cooler than it would be without them. But as Earth gets warmer, mostly due to the rise ...

Human activities pushed global warming to 1. 37 degrees Celsius in 2025, and the rate heat is building up in the Earth's system suggests high levels of future warming, scientists have warned.

In the latest Gallup survey, 48% of respondents said global warming will pose a "serious threat" to them or their way of life during their lifetime—the highest share recorded since 1997, when the ...

The polar bear has a become an (insufferably cute) symbol of global warming -- meaning we were extra keen on reading into a new study, published in Science, on the genetic origins of these ...