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 ...

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 ...

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

From the rain-spoiled crops to the advancing glaciers and droughts that kill off livestock. Mass starvation has set in and ...

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 ...

ABC, PBS, ITV Studios, Screen Australia and Screen NSW are thrilled to announce production has commenced on the ...

Historical accounts highlight emotional and spiritual dimensions of life during climate extremes, researchers say ...

PBS is heading into the ice. The public broadcaster has teamed with Australian public broadcaster ABC on natural history series Ages of Ice.

These marks found with footprints could be from 22,000-year-old primitive sleds, making them the oldest vehicle tracks.