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Rupert Murdoch buys National Geographic: Quotes from media mogul on climate change
National Geographic bought by 21st Century Fox for $725m
Ice sheets 'more resilient' than we thought – but New York and Miami still won't survive sea level rise
Study suggests global sea levels will rise by up to 44ft, not 98 as previously thought.
Barack Obama on Running Wild: US President meets up with Bear Grylls for episode of NBC show
Obama met with Grylls during his Alaska trip to shoot a special edition of NBC's Running Wild.
El Nino: Weather phenomenon 'among the four strongest events since 1950' triggering climate pattern change
The current El Nino event could have devastating consequences for agriculture and disease as well as causing heavy rain.
Barack Obama to trek through Alaskan wilderness on Bear Grylls TV show
US president due to appear in episode of Running Wild with Bear Grylls to highlight effects of climate change
Rise in global sea levels inevitable says Nasa
Scientists say the world is "locked in" on a 3ft (1m) sea level rise, driven by climate change.
40% of American Catholics unaware of Pope Francis's global warming warning
Survey shows Americans' low awareness of Pope's position on global warming.
Deforestation: Area of tropical forest the size of India to be cleared by 2050
CGD report finds pattern of deforestation 'more dire' than previously thought.
Crown Princesses Victoria of Sweden and Mette-Marit of Norway highlight dangers of climate change
The royals attend a number of events on the Swedish-Norwegian border.
Global warming: July was hottest month ever and 2015 on course for warmest year [Photos]
July 2015 was the hottest month ever recorded on Earth. And 2015 is on course to be the warmest year.
Global warming: July 2015 was the hottest month ever recorded
July was the warmest month ever on record worldwide and 2015 has been so far the hottest year.
Half of Tien Shan glacier ice in central Asia could be lost by 2050
Glaciers in Tien Shan mountain range have lost 25% of total mass in last 50 years.
Godzilla El Nino weather effect is making its way to the US
US climatologists predict a 'Godzilla-sized' El Niño will cause downpours to drought-hit California this autumn.
California drought: Wildfires rage across parched state after four-year water shortage [Photos]
Endless drought is seeing California suffer one of the worst fire seasons in its history.
Climate change: More than half of Britons concerned about global warming
A new poll found more 50% of Britons are worried about climate change.
Solar energy: Butterfly wing design helps increase power collection by 50%
Exeter team used the angle of insect's wings and cell layer on solar panels.
Obama unveils ambitious 'Clean Power Plan' to combat climate change
Sweeping proposal intends to cut greenhouse gas emissions from US power plants by nearly a third by 2030.
Glacier melt at 'unprecedented rates' recorded in first decade of century
The World Glacier Monitoring Service has used data from over a 100 years.
Reversing ocean acidification with aggressive CO2 removal will take more than 700 years
Dire outlook for oceans as study finds even the most aggressive reversal methods will take centuries.
Obama to unveil 'biggest step yet' to tackle climate change
Ambitious 'Clean Power Plan' intends to cut greenhouse gas emissions from power plants by 32% by 2030.
Washington DC sinking fast increasing threat of sea-level rise
The melting of a giant prehistoric ice sheet is causing the land to sink.
Climate change: 40% of adults have never heard of global warming
However, more than 90% of Europeans, Japanese and North Americans are aware of it.
Apple, Microsoft, Google and other US firms to commit $140bn to address climate change
Bank of America, General Motors, Cargill, Wal-Mart Stores, Coca-Cola and PepsiCo will also contribute.
Sea levels could rise by 10 feet in 50 years says ex-Nasa scientist
The new study uses a feedback loop in oceans to support the claim.
UK climate scientist Peter Wadhams feared assassination by 'death squad'
A Cambridge professor says hitmen murdered scientists exposing melting of Arctic ice.
Mammoths, woolly rhino and short-faced bear went extinct from global warming, says university report
Previously it was humans that were thought to be responsible for the demise of the giant ice-age animals.
Rising sea levels threaten turtle populations as saline water affects hatchlings
James Cook varsity study shows that long durations under water affected the embryos.
Renewable energy subsidies cuts could see closure of small-scale solar farms across UK
Climate secretary Amber Rudd said that her priorities are lower bills for UK families and businesses
Fossil fuel burning weakens carbon dating methods
There would be no difference in the carbon age of a present day object and a 1000-year-old one.
Polar bears cannot compensate for sea ice loss starvation with slowed metabolism in summer
Polar bears do not enter 'walking hibernation' to make up for food deprivation during summer.