A "tipping point" is a critical moment when an idea, behavior or trend crosses a threshold and gains unstoppable momentum. The term entered our leadership lexicon when Malcolm Gladwell's bestselling ...

Regardless of the threat of tipping points, climate change is already causing demonstrable and obvious harm around the world, said Robert Kopp, a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Earth and ...

The climate keeps changing, despite the Trump administration's attempt to silence the entire phenomenon. A new study out April 23 reports that the world is on course to trigger several climate ...

The bumpy trajectory of human aging may have a tipping point as we enter our twilight years, a new study has found. Past the age of around 75, our bodies can no longer easily recover from injury or ...

One of the most pressing questions facing climate scientists, and the world at large, is whether human-caused global warming could trigger changes in the climate system that will radically reshape the ...

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 ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Climate tipping points are a specter looming over our future—thresholds beyond which ...

Widespread mortality of warm-water coral reefs under way, as world reaches first tipping point With global warming set to breach 1.5°C, world dangerously close to further catastrophic tipping points ...