Scientists say small changes in the way the Earth orbits the sun hold the key in major global changes in climate, like ice ...

Find out what scientists say about the Next Ice Age and the natural rhythms shaping our planet's climate over millennia.

Earth’s climate follows a natural cycle of ice ages and warm periods. A new study shows that small orbital changes drive ...

For millions of years, Earth's climate has been driven by natural cycles linked to its orbit, shifting between ice ages and ...

Modern consumerism thrives on an endless cycle of production, consumption, and disposal. The average person now encounters ...

The A.D. 536 eruption of an Arctic volcano was so massive that civilizations fell and undying myths took shape. But that's ...

Earth’s climate has never been static. It shifts between warm interglacial periods and deep freezes, driven by complex ...

The research, published Thursday, February 27, in the journal Science, found a strong connection between Earth’s axial tilt ...

It has been assumed that changes in the Earth's orbit around the sun are responsible for the ice age cycles. It is now clear ...

If humans vanished from the planet nature would slowly reclaim cities wildlife would expand into once-urban areas and ecosystems would begin to recover from pollution habitat destruction and climate ...

This weekend marks the occasion of the 97th annual Academy Awards. This year’s Oscars come on the heels of the January ...

The work elucidates how it came to pass. Obliquity causes variation in seasonality over a 41,000-year period, which affects how much total energy the higher latitudes get in summer. Precession changes ...