The latest science news and headlines from Yahoo News, focusing on space, climate change and health-related breaking stories ...

The world’s forests are simultaneously climate powerhouses and victims, sucking carbon from the air while facing myriad global warming impacts—from wildfires to pest outbreaks. Recent research found ...

Wildfires used to die down and even stop at night with cooler temperatures and increased humidity. But a study released ...

At first glance, Harvard Forest seems like an ordinary woodland. Oak trees shade the terrain among small shrubs and other trees, mostly maple, birch and beech. Fallen leaves coat the ground below.

In this photo provided by Gaël Bardon, part of the king penguin colony is visible at La Baie du Marin, Possession Island, Crozet Archipelago, Jan. 16, 2026. (Gaël Bardon/CSM/CNRS/IPEV via AP) In this ...

The latest IPCC session was clouded by differences over when its flagship reports should be published and concern over cost-cutting proposals ...

Scientists call for a major acceleration in coral assisted evolution research to help reefs cope with rapidly warming oceans.

Last month, climate scientist and author Kate Marvel resigned from her position at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies ...

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. At the ...

There are some scientists whose contributions to the stores of human knowledge are so well-known that they have become household names. I don’t think it’s going too far out on a limb to say that ...