Scientists are trained to be professional skeptics: to always judge the validity of a claim or finding on the basis of objective, empirical evidence. They are not cynics; they just ask themselves and ...

Finding information on the climate risks you might face in your neighborhood can be a challenge. Here's what to do.

Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species was first published in 1859, introducing much of the world to evolutionary theory. By that time, Darwin had lived through most of the first Industrial ...

As extreme weather-related disasters rise, every homeowner faces an urgent question: “How climate-ready is my home?” With the world breaching the key 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit warming threshold for the ...

Our planet has experienced dramatic climate shifts throughout its history, oscillating between freezing "icehouse" periods ...

Adam, D. 2007. “How Climate Change Will Affect the World.” September 20. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2007/sep/19/climatechange Ahmed, N ...

This funding opportunity seeks to advance the understanding of climate hazard (e.g. extreme heat, sea level rise, flooding and extreme weather events) effects on communities that are overburdened1 by ...

Researchers studied how to make climate change communication more persuasive. The key to easing partisanship on the topic of global warming may be in the way the messages are conveyed, according to ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Gary W. Yohe, Wesleyan University (THE CONVERSATION) Scientists are trained to be ...