Think of a greenhouse. It’s a structure with glass walls that lets light in and traps heat, all for the benefit of the plants inside. As for how it works, that’s elementary! It’s all down to the ...

The Earth’s average global temperature is 1.2 degrees Celsius (around 2.2 degrees Fahrenheit) hotter than in preindustrial times, causing shifts in weather patterns and more frequent and severe ...

For the first time, a team of researchers has simulated what would happen if trapped greenhouse gases in the Earth’s atmosphere trigger a snowball effect, causing a dramatic rise in the planet’s ...

The problem is not the Greenhouse Effect; it’s that we are upsetting it by adding huge amounts of carbon dioxide and other industrial gases to the air. The following is the 39th in a series of ...

Artwork: UK based companies have been advising on the best way to build the satellite Europe will launch a satellite to obtain a high-resolution view of Earth's greenhouse effect. The Forum mission ...

The greenhouse effect is the name given to the natural process that causes the Earth to be warmer than it would be in the absence of an atmosphere. The surface of the Earth is heated by the Sun.

A study shows that global atmospheric dust -- microscopic airborne particles from desert dust storms -- has a slight overall cooling effect on the planet that has hidden the full amount of warming ...

The Trump administration is preparing to upend a foundational scientific determination about the harms of greenhouse gases ...