Scripps Oceanography climate scientists ponder what episode tells us about global warming.

Environmental leaders and thinkers to explore what it means to care for the planet and all its inhabitants.

It’s no joke, says a professor developing prototypes of nighttime solar cells capable of generating power.

A new digital platform helps teachers in disciplines from psychology to literature incorporate climate change into their curricula.

The university pledges to transition to clean energy by 2025.

Powered only by sunlight, a next-generation water harvester has pulled drinking water from thin, desert air.

Millions of nights of insufficent sleep could be created by rising temperatures, study says.

If you follow the headlines, nuclear energy seems to be enjoying a bit of a renaissance. A new generation of nuclear innovators is emerging, young tech startups are poised to disrupt a lethargic industry, and there’s a palpable wave of optimism over the potential for nuclear power to help combat climate change. But at recent UN climate change conferences, the word “nuclear” was barely heard. Why the disconnect?

For four decades UC San Diego atmospheric scientist Veerabhadran "Ram" Ramanathan has warned that carbon dioxide and other emissions from human activity are heating up the planet. One of the first scientists to predict global warming, his models of rising temperatures have proved remarkably accurate.

The planet is getting hotter. Will more hot days have an effect on happiness around the world? Evidence from over one billion tweets says yes – and it’s not going to be a day at the beach.

Scientists and global leaders are busy seeking solutions to climate change, but a growing number of experts in the field think that another group will have to play a critical role: entrepreneurs. And now is the time for entrepreneurs to enter the fray.

Is brown the new green? UCLA researchers are using waste matter (yes, including poop) to make a new generation of advanced biofuels.