In the past two months, the Island’s seen more than one snowstorm or full-on blizzard, frigid temperatures that froze ponds, and wind chills that drew tears from the eyes. In this moment, climate ...

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 ...

A new study conducted by geologists from the University of Florida and the University of Maryland reveals that, as land is exposed by melting glaciers, chemical reactions in the newly uncovered ...

It's a move that environmental advocates report could increase pollution in Western Massachusetts neighborhoods.

Even for the least essential choices we make in our daily lives, such as what we should have for dinner, we consider the pros and cons. Yet, the Environmental Protection Agency doesn’t consider the ...

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” ...

The development will improve control over the condition of natural objects and will save on the import of equipment.

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 ...