What are greenhouse gases and how do they contribute to climate change? Greenhouse gases include carbon and methane. They trap heat energy from the sun to maintain a relatively warm constant ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...

Earth’s atmosphere contains a mix of gases that sustain life by absorbing some solar radiation, allowing living organisms to breathe, and transporting water. One class of gases, known as greenhouse ...

A document that was first issued in 2009 would seem an unlikely candidate for making news in 2025. Yet the past few weeks have seen a steady stream of articles about an analysis first issued by the ...

Earth’s radiation can send some molecules spinning or vibrating, which is what makes them greenhouse gases. This infographic explains how relatively few heat-trapping molecules can have a planetary ...

Carbon dioxide is not the only greenhouse gas under fire at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. On 2 December, the UAE, the US and China are convening other countries for a ...

WASHINGTON — There is more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere today than at any point during the last 650,000 years, says a major new study that let scientists peer back in time at “greenhouse gases” ...

Grace Manthey is the senior visual data journalist and data team coordinator for CBS News and Stations. She is an Emmy-winning journalist and visual storyteller with a passion for telling stories that ...

CHICAGO Attorney General Kwame Raoul today issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final rul ...

This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Emissions from the largest greenhouse gas emitters in the U.S. were down ...