Microplastics could be disrupting how oceans absorb and store carbon, potentially undermining a natural buffer that helps ...

The oceans of the world absorb the overwhelming majority of the heat caused by global warming, creating serious consequences for life in and around them, including humans. "The oceans do a lot of the ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. By the end of March, the surface temperature of the world’s oceans was above anything ...

Many Australian homes are like an oven in summer and a fridge in winter. New ‘smart materials’ are being developed to make ...

In the summer, cities get especially hot. Some of that heat comes directly from the sun, of course, but in urban environments, heat also gets absorbed and then released by the pavement, buildings and ...

The heat is on and temperature records keep getting shattered. In June of this year, more than 60 percent of the world population faced extreme heat that was made at least three times more likely by ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min The heat-absorbing concrete ...

Oceans absorb more than 90% of the excess heat caused by climate change. Oceans are hitting record high temperatures. The global average sea surface temperature hit an all-time record high of 69.73 ...