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How an ancient glacier is helping scientists predict climate impacts on ocean currents

Glacial geologists uncover synchronized timescale of last ice age across both hemispheres with clues to climate now

The Comer Conference is about time as a tool

Yuxin Zhou: Accidental oceanographer finds clues to climate shifts

Sustainable architecture pioneers Chicago’s past, present and future

Center for the Oldest Ice Exploration finds 4-million-year-old ice – Some of the oldest on Earth

COVID-19’s minimal climate impact highlights need for momentous action now

PODCAST Global carbon dioxide emission dropped 7 percent worldwide due to a decrease in human activity after COVID-19 brought much of the world to a

Melting glaciers on Mount Everest could threaten freshwater for millions and world economies

Amid this year’s global pandemic, the world is also fighting more frequent and severe hurricanes, larger wildfires and prolonged heat waves—indicative that climate change is

Next generation climate scientists study Earth’s responses to rapidly rising temperatures

In a race against climate change, Yuxin Zhou, 26, is among the next generation of climate scientists studying the Earth’s responses to rapidly rising temperatures,

Rare-earth metal reveals ancient ocean currents linked to climate triggers

Despite the sci-fi name of this rare-earth element, neodymium is actually pretty common. The silvery metal is used in everything from cell phones and wind