Earth emerged from the last ice age around 11,700 years ago. A new analysis suggests the next one could be expected in 10,000 ...

Scientists have determined exactly how Earth's orbit and tilt affect glaciation and deglaciation, based on the length of ...

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

Changes to the seasons will also have big impacts on the environment—altering the growing seasons for plants and changing ...

Coauthor of the study, Professor Lorraine Lisiecki of the University of California, Santa Barbara, added: “This is important ...

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

Shifting climate patterns are causing a decrease in cloud cover, reducing albedo, and contributing to rising global ...

Glaciers once inched toward the sea, gouging rocks. When the ice masses melted, they infused oceans with nutrients that may ...

Giant glaciers scraped parts of the Earth's crust, releasing key minerals into the ocean millions of years ago, a study ...

Climate change has likely contributed to the unprecedented ... The sun may be the key to all life on Earth, but it is not the reason global temperatures have been rapidly rising in the last ...

Kew Gardens will open a new "ground-breaking" garden in July that explores the urgent need to tackle the climate crisis. The ...

As Earth approaches warmer levels experienced earlier in its geologic history, it may be bad news for human survival.