What happens at the end of our world? Scientists have found an Earth-like planet orbiting a star 4,000 light years away from the solar system that may reveal our planet’s ultimate fate. The rocky ...

Amazon climate extremes once expected decades from now are already appearing today, with longer droughts worsening forest ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

A recentscientific study supported by NASAand conducted by a team of researchers from Tōhō University in Japan has revealed a future scenario where most life on Earth will no longer be sustainable.

Earth system models, the supercomputer-driven programs that can forecast future carbon emissions and climate dynamics, can predict only the processes that they represent. And as scientists learn more ...

The future of the planet may not be the most comfortable of subjects to think about — from the threat of climate change to worry about world wars — but for astronomers, it's something to consider when ...