Scientists have presented new discoveries about the way heat and energy move and manifest in the ionosphere, a region of Earth’s atmosphere that reacts to changes from both space above and Earth below.

"It's important to note the Earth seems to be cooling a lot faster now than it has been over its lifetime."

In an effort to measure humanity’s impact on the planet, scientists have estimated the total weight of everything we need to support our lifestyles, and everything we throw away.

Somewhere between Earth's creation and where we are today, scientists have demonstrated that some early life forms existed just fine without any oxygen.

Researchers studied storm development from the Pliocene era, roughly three million years ago, because it was the last time Earth had as much carbon dioxide as it does now.

"This is a major milestone in our understanding of the atmosphere. The CERN experiment is unique, and it has produced data that seemed completely out of reach just five years ago."

Forecasters are saying that La Nina is expected to influence winter conditions this year, likely developing in late fall or early winter.

The risk of a 35+ year megadrought in the American Southwest likely will rise from a low chance over the past thousand years to a 20- to 50-percent chance in this century.