After years of warm winters that limited snow sports and often left the ground muddy instead of blanketed by white, New ...

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

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

An international research team led by the University of Vienna has discovered that the solar system traversed the Orion ...

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

Scientists have predicted future glacial periods by matching Earth's past ice ages to its orbit around the sun. But their new ...

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

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 ...

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

The Museum of the Earth, a staple in Ithaca for more than 90 years, is facing the threat of closure due to financial ...

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

Birds adjust survival strategies based on climate. Some breed quickly, while others live long and delay reproduction.