To spread awareness that “climate change isn’t just an environmental issue; it’s a human story woven into the fabric of our civilization’s rise and fall,” Georgetown University historian Professor ...

The Earth is actually coming out of an ice age, so it's relatively cold in the grand scheme of Earth's history. But the issue is the rate at which we are warming, which is cause for concern.

It's been more than 50 years since the first Earth Day in the United States. On April 22, 1970, people gathered at events across the country to raise awareness about the environmental issues impacting ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: While the Earth has gone through some dramatic climate changes in its 4.6-billion-year history, natural processes like silicate weathering can help ...

Smithsonian researcher Ingrid Romero studies fossil pollen to reconstruct ancient climates and predict future changes Erin Wunderlich Researcher Ingrid Romero holds a case full of pollen slides at the ...

Our planet plunged into one of the most dramatic climate states in its long history, approximately 720–635 million years ago.

According to a Newsweek article, a “study has highlighted the speed at which U.S. cities along the East Coast are sinking as sea levels continue to rise … . This subsidence is largely a result of ...

Understanding history helps us make sense of the present and even make predictions for the future. It’s not just historians ...

To fully understand the impact of 2025 being Earth’s third-warmest year in modern history, NBC Connecticut reached out to Climate Central Climate Scientist Kaitlyn Trudeau about what this means for us ...

Millions of people around the world will pause on Tuesday, at least for a moment, to mark Earth Day. It's an annual event founded by people who hoped to stir activism to clean up and preserve a planet ...

While the Earth has gone through some dramatic climate changes in its 4.6-billion-year history, natural processes like silicate weathering can help return things to a comfortable equilibrium. A new ...