Two next-generation satellite missions announced Thursday will help NASA better understand Earth and improve capabilities to ...

Uncertainty in climate models could mean Earth systems are perilously close to their tipping points, scientists warn.

Scientists say warming is increasing faster than at any time in at least 3 million years. There is no guide for what comes ...

A rare disruption like a major solar storm could overwhelm Earth's satellite system and trigger a debris-producing disaster ...

In a white paper published by a multidisciplinary team of top scientists in China, Earth system is defined to encompass both internal and external geospheres from solid Earth system through surface ...

Earth System Sciences is an inherently interdisciplinary field that investigates the integrated dynamics of the planet’s major spheres—the atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere and biosphere—and their ...

An agreement on the third implementation phase of Destination Earth (DestinE), the European Commission’s initiative to ...

Humanity has reached the first Earth system tipping point, the widespread death of warm-water coral reefs, marking the beginning of irreversible planetary shifts. As global temperatures move beyond ...

The world is on course to trigger several climate "tipping points" if global government policies stay on their current course, according to a new study April 23. These points of no return are specific ...