"Such a transition to a glacial state in 10,000 years' time is very unlikely to happen, because human emissions of carbon ...

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

Earth's history is a roller-coaster of climate fluctuations, of relative warmth giving way to frozen periods of glaciation ...

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

When European diseases wiped out up to 90% of the Americas' population, abandoned farmland was swallowed by forests—pulling enough carbon from the air to help plunge the planet into a centuries-long ...

The Little Ice Age was a period of global cooling that began during around 1300 CE and lasted until about 1850. Average temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere dropped by about 1.1 degrees Fahrenheit ...

Researchers conclude that Adélie penguins took over the Antarctic habits of seals when sea ice started to expand around 1,400 ...

In the throes of the Little Ice Age, Europe faced extreme winters, and even the mighty Napoleon succumbed to its icy grasp ...

Feb. 18, 2025 — New esearch shows Aotearoa has been increasingly accepting new bird species from around the world since the start of the Ice Age ... in the planet's history and require many ...

A group of scientists think they can now predict when the next ice age could grip Earth, but don't worry, it's not for a very long time. An ice age should begin in about 10,000 years, but its ...

Dancing on Ice's Michaela Strachan may be getting ready for the ITV show's big final, but she's also revealed that she's ...