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 ...

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

A researcher with UW collaborated on the project to come up with the most precise predictive Ice Age model to date.

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...