How fast the level of atmospheric carbon dioxide — and with it, the temperature — goes up matters for the ability of humans and ecosystems to adjust. A slower increase gives humans time to move away ...

Oceans cover more than 70% of Earth’s surface, and their warming is gravely concerning. So how much is down to climate change ...

This causes the hottest layer to accelerate its speed, a situation that would occur in three quarters of the world's oceans. As the speed of the surface ocean currents (known as turns) rise ...

Billions of pounds of plastic can be found in swirling convergences that make up about 40 percent of the world's ocean surfaces. At current rates plastic is expected to outweigh all ... from Arctic ...

Habitat compression may cause species moving towards the surface to be at higher risk for predation or fisheries capture. Most animals face multiple stressors, and may additionally be affected by ...