Climate Change

The methane could come from rotting inside the trunk or be sucked up from soil microbes near the roots.

A new quantitative analysis has revealed that temperatures, not droughts, increased warfare among the Maya.

A spokeswoman insisted that 'no words or phrases have been banned'.

Trump administration waging war on protections laid out to protect Earth from catastrophe, experts say.

Lagos is expected to face 100 times more heat stress by 2050.

Animals like bison, ox – and even mammoths – can stabilise permafrost temperature and prevent it from thawing.

Eurasia and North America are likely to be among the land areas most affected.

Scott Pruitt says Paris Climate Agreement 'a bad deal' as Obama-era Clean Power Plan faces axe.

Lawyers believe Rex Tillerson used a different account to discuss potentially murky business.

IBTimes UK visits Tete province, where communities have been impacted by El Nino-linked drought.

Gore says chat with president over climate change at Trump Tower was 'extremely interesting'.

Top environmental success stories from the past year to think about when the lights go out.

Sea levels are rising at China's coasts by more than 3mm a year.

During the intense dry period, the water reaching the Dead Sea dropped to just 20% of modern levels.

Ice extent in the Arctic has been decreasing steadily, but Antarctic ice has taken a sudden dip.

Fog and dew provide water to arid ecosystems and could be crucial to understand how climate change will affect deserts.

Understanding this has wide-ranging applications - from blood splatter analysis to climate change.

UK charities warn millions of people, already facing hunger, are at risk of contracting waterborne diseases.

Fixing the largest 8% of leaks would cut methane pipeline emissions by 30%.

1C rise in global temperatures estimated to account for 100,000 new diabetes cases in US.

The global grassroots initiative celebrates its 10th anniversary this year.

Huge craters have been appearing in Arctic regions over recent years due to thawing permafrost.

Study allows scientists to predict Arctic minimum sea ice more accurately and further in advance.

The island in the South Atlantic Ocean has one of the richest ecosystems on Earth - but it barely survived the last ice age.

Space agency said it would be 'reshaping' its focus based on the resources available.

It may be possible to maintain polar bear harvest in the Arctic without causing more harm to polar bears.

NOx gases are pollutants, but can be used in chemical processes to create nitrogen-containing drugs.

During past warming events, some mammals have considerably decreased in size.

A lack of sea ice in the far north is having far-reaching effects on air quality elsewhere in the world.

IBTimes UK visits Mozambique's Tete province, where vulnerable communities have been impacted by lack of water.