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

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

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

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

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

That doesn’t sound goodA supercomputer has predicted when humans will become extinct.Though climate change is always in the ...

Underground fungal networks are “living algorithms” that quietly help regulate Earth’s climate. Now scientists know what makes them so efficient.

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

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 ...

Heat waves have gotten hotter in the Northern Hemisphere in recent decades. Home to about 90% of the world's population, with ...

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

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