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 climate has never been static. It shifts between warm interglacial periods and deep freezes, driven by complex ...
Over 700 million years ago, Earth experienced a dramatic climate event known as the Sturtian glaciation, one of the most ...
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 determined exactly how Earth's orbit and tilt affect glaciation and deglaciation, based on the length of ...
Earth's history is a roller-coaster of climate fluctuations, of relative warmth giving way to frozen periods of glaciation ...
As Earth approaches warmer levels experienced earlier in its geologic history, it may be bad news for human survival.
Earth’s climate follows a natural cycle of ice ages and warm periods. A new study shows that small orbital changes drive ...
Historical accounts highlight emotional and spiritual dimensions of life during climate extremes, researchers say ...
Tapping into ‘society’s archive’, researchers have examined written sources from the 16th century that chronicle famine, ...
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 ...