CLIMATE CHANGE

By 2050, the Rocky Mountains will likely be more suitable for wine production than the Mediterranean, new research projects.

While the Arctic sea ice has been retreating over the past couple of decades, Antarctic sea ice has been expanding. What gives?

Climate change isn't threatening only to polar bears -- it has impacts on a lot of other wildlife, too.

Sea ice in the Arctic has become as extensive as it's going to get this year -- and it's the sixth-lowest maximum on record.

The global cost of natural disasters has tripled over the past three decades, but global warming is not the main culprit.

The fate of the Keystone XL pipeline will demonstrate whether President Obama plans to take a strong stance on mitigating climate change.

Scientists trace South African climate history by studying layers of fossilized urine left by generations of rock hyraxes.

American farmers and ranchers will face increasing challenges due to climate change, a government report warns.

If Americans worked less, like Europeans, global warming may slow down, thereby saving the planet, according to a liberal think tank.

Even if you live more than 1,000 miles away from the nearest metropolis, you could still be feeling the heat.

Donor-advised funds have reportedly channeled money from the Kochs to groups that deny the link between fossil fuels and global warming.

Andean glaciers are melting at much faster rates as a result of climate change and could disappear altogether in some parts, a new study finds.

Incredibly warm springs in 2010 and 2012 resulted in the earliest known flowering in 161 years at two sites in Massachusetts and Wisconsin.

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is keeping its longtime Doomsday Clock at five minutes to midnight for 2013, and the committee of scientists and Nobel Laureates is urging President Barack Obama to address the threat of global climate change.

Eastern European tree samples confirm that the recent warming in the region is outpacing any natural climate variations seen since the Middle Ages.

All lower 48 states had above-average temps in '12, a year that ranked 2nd, all-time, for extreme weather events.

Alberta oil development is releasing increasing levels of toxins into surrounding freshwater sources.

The 113th Congress convened Thursday to face old problems. Here are some of the thorniest issues on the table.

Climate change reared its head more than ever in 2012. Here are the year's top five warning signs of environmental collapse.

Enjoy that morning cup of Joe while you can as climate change could radically alter the availability of coffee. In fact, researchers estimate that within 70 years Arabica coffee could become extinct.

Global warming may decimate China's bamboo habitat which the endangered giant panda depends upon for sustenance.