Earth Matters: Behind the battle against deforestation in the Amazon rainforest
In the world's largest jungle, scientists are trying to understand the effects of cutting down so many trees for farmland
ClimateWatch: Climate Change News & Features
CBS News poll: Growing number think environment will be worse for next generation
Americans give the U.S. just average or low marks on the progress it has made on protecting the environment
How wind and solar became America's cheapest energy
A virtuous loop of dropping prices and rising interest has propelled clean energy to the top spot it holds today
Trump buildings may be forced to go green under sweeping NYC climate bill
A bill could make the president's properties comply with the kind of regulations he has rejected and mocked
Capturing carbon, once a fringe idea, may be key to fighting climate change
Even if we end CO2 emissions by 2055, global temperatures could stay dangerously high for decades
Allergy season kicks off as pollen counts explode nationwide
A recent study found climate change may be making things worse
Fashion industry's carbon impact is bigger than airline industry's
As consumers learn of toll fast fashion can take on the environment, they're embracing less wasteful alternatives
New York City slashes its biggest source of carbon emissions
In a first, America's largest city is moving to curb emissions by requiring buildings to become more energy-efficient
Climate change protests stop traffic in heart of London
"Brexit, none of it's going to matter if there's a climate apocalypse," a demonstrator says
Arctic warming fuels blockbuster spring blizzard
What happens in the Arctic does not stay in the Arctic
Pictures show pollen haze over North Carolina
The images were captured over an area in Durham
Global warming threatens coral reef recovery
"We used to think that the Great Barrier Reef was too big to fail – until now"
Coal is a financial bust, but global carbon emissions keep rising
Coal plants are increasingly inefficient as a way to produce energy in the U.S. -- so why are emissions still climbing?
Canada is warming at twice the global rate
The report points to "human influence" as the main cause
Lights around the world are turning off for Earth Hour
It may be darker than usual in your neighborhood tonight, but don't be alarmed
Alaska temps expected to soar 40 degrees above normal
Weather computer models show the warm streak will last at least another week, if not longer
Extreme weather hit 62 million people last year, UN report says
United Nation's weather agency report about global warming also says extreme weather forced 2 million people to relocate in 2018
One of Earth's fastest-shrinking glaciers is growing again
Greenland's Jakobshavn glacier around 2012 was retreating about 1.8 miles and thinning nearly 130 feet annually
After Paris climate agreement, oil companies pour $110B into fossil fuels
Between 2015 and 2019, fossil fuel investment by major energy companies dwarfed their spending on low-carbon alternatives
"Inevitable sea level rise" as Antarctica ice melts, scientists warn
Whether you observe from the sea or from the air, there's less Antarctica to see every year
Perfect storm of extreme weather and climate change drove deadly Midwest flooding
Melting snow, "bomb cyclone" rain and climate change conspired to push these floods over the top
Students worldwide skip school to demand tough action on climate change
Youth climate strike is mobilizing students from the South Pacific to the edge of the Arctic Circle
Students around the world march against inaction on climate change
With coordinated "school strikes" in more than 100 countries, young people protest inefficient policies to protect the Earth's climate for future generations
Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
The Swedish 16-year-old would be the youngest ever to win the Nobel Peace Prize
Meet the GOP rep trying to "redefine the narrative" on climate change
"Do I think that there are components of what some view as climate change as being a crisis? Yeah. Yeah, I do"
Science
Mars rover sets new driving record on surface of another world
Extreme heat putting births in jeopardy, U.N. climate chief warns
Neuroscientists grow human brain tissue in mice
New species of wild cat discovered for first time in more than a century
Humpback whale seen grieving dead calf in rare footage
Remains of ancient warhorse given honorific burial discovered in Egypt
Anthropic CEO says "exponential" growth of AI is a "warning sign"
First-ever adult T. rex trackway found in North Dakota
Ig Nobel prizes go to scientists studying cockroach milk, nose-blowing, more
Vote on the fattest marmot now
NASA plans to launch new space telescope
Invasive Joro spiders are "slowly spreading." Here's what to do if you see one.
A summer of extremes: Weathering a hotter world
A summer of extremes: Weathering a hotter world
