ice age, Earth and climate change

Scientists figure out when next ice age will happen — except humans likely changed everything
Find out what scientists say about the Next Ice Age and the natural rhythms shaping our planet's climate over millennia.
A looming ice age? Scientists find a striking pattern in Earth's history.
Scientists say small changes in the way the Earth orbits the sun hold the key in major global changes in climate, like ice ages.
Next ice age would hit Earth in 11,000 years if it weren't for climate change, scientists say
Scientists have determined exactly how Earth's orbit and tilt affect glaciation and deglaciation, based on the length of these parameters' cycles and clues hidden at the bottom of the ocean.
Next Ice Age To Happen in 11,000 Years, Scientists Say
The research, published Thursday, February 27, in the journal Science, found a strong connection between Earth’s axial tilt and the formation of ice sheets. Based on these patterns, scientists estimate that another ice age would likely begin in about 11,000 years. However, human-caused global warming may prevent it.
Scientists discover the cause of Earth's longest ice age 700 million years ago
Over 700 million years ago, Earth experienced a dramatic climate event known as the Sturtian glaciation, one of the most extreme ice ages in history. During this period, the planet was encased in ice from pole to equator,
Scientists match Earth's ice age cycles with orbital shifts
Beginning around 2.5 million years ago, Earth entered an era marked by successive ice ages and interglacial periods, emerging from the last glaciation around 11,700 years ago. A new analysis suggests the onset of the next ice age could be expected in 10,
Earth’s ice age cycles are predictable - but humans may change that
Earth’s climate follows a natural cycle of ice ages and warm periods. A new study shows that small orbital changes drive these shifts.
Human-caused emissions have delayed Earth’s next ice age, study says. But by how long?
The researchers studied Earth’s orbit, tilt and wobble to solve a problem that had stumped scientists for decades. View on euronews
The Next Ice Age Is 10,000 Years Away, Or Is It?
For millions of years, Earth's climate has been driven by natural cycles linked to its orbit, shifting between ice ages and ...
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Ice Ages News
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, offering clues into future migration ...
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Ancient Air, Frozen in Time, Holds Clues to Modern Mystery
Million-year-old air preserved in ancient ice holds clues to a mystery that has stumped scientists for decades: Why did the ice ages that once transformed Earth every 40,000 years begin to occur ...
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500-year-old Transylvanian diaries detail the peril of the Little Ice Age
With centuries’ old primary source documents, a team of researchers in Romania are exploring how a region best known for vampire legends was drastically altered by the effects of the Little Ice Age.
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Next global ice age coming in 10,000 years
A new study shows that the recurring ice age cycles are apparently associated with changes in the Earth's orbit around the ...
Ice Age American families pulled travois 22,000 years ago, White Sands discovery shows
Footprints of adults and children alongside drag marks indicate Ice Age families used travois to transport goods.