This is a recorded temperatures (left) and a model of temperatures (right) around the globe for a fixed latitude over time. Dots moving toward the center are getting colder while dots moving away from ...

A 60-million year old fossil palm leaf from Alaska. A new study by researchers including Isabel Montañez at UC Davis has produced the most accurate chart to date of how Earth's temperature has changed ...

A new study offers the most detailed glimpse yet into how Earth's surface temperature has changed over the past 485 million years. The data show that Earth has been and can be warmer than today -- but ...

Global temperature records go back less than two centuries. But that doesn’t mean we have no idea what the world was doing before we started building thermometers. There are various things—tree rings, ...

Finding the perfect temperature is important for more than just being comfortable in your home. It turns out, setting the ...