Feedback loops identified in a study could heat the Earth beyond anything humans can control, scientists have found. A team of international scientists, including ones from Oregon State University, ...

The magnitude 8.8 quake that slammed central Chile February 27 knocked the entire planet for a loop — literally. The sudden, large-scale movement of tectonic plates that triggered the quake shifted ...

Geothermal heat pumps remove heat from one place and transfer it to another. They use the earth, or water in the earth, for their heat source and heat sink. This heat for the earth comes from the ...

Dangerous climate feedback loops are increasing global warming and risk causing a permanent shift away from the Earth's current climate, according to a new study. Dangerous climate feedback loops are ...

The Boston-based team behind the climate documentary “Earth Emergency” has an urgent message for the world. “I don’t think the public understands the irreversibility of climate change if we don’t halt ...

Illustration by Sarah Cheney. Imagine a home in which the temperature is always comfortable, yet the heating and cooling system is out of sight. That system performs efficiently but doesn’t require ...

Dangerous climate feedback loops are increasing global warming and risk causing a permanent shift away from the Earth’s current climate, according to a new study. Climate feedback loops are cyclical ...