When it comes to global warming and climate change, we often hear news stories about tipping points where Earth's systems shift into a new and dangerous state. One such may have been reached in the ...

Climate can change fast, even when the planet looks stable. Earth has flipped into new patterns within decades in the past.

A pull in the right direction ...

New simulations show red planet affects Milankovitch cycles that shape how solar energy is distributed on Earth over millions ...

For more than a quarter billion years, coral reefs did far more than brighten shallow seas. Long before humans appeared, ...

"Without Mars, Earth's orbit would be missing major climate cycles. What would humans and other animals even look like if ...

Coral reefs have long been celebrated as biodiversity hotspots—but new research shows they have also played a much deeper role: conducting the rhythm of Earth's carbon and climate cycles for more than ...

Climate change is usually associated with changes in atmospheric carbon dioxide, but our planet's surface also plays a major ...

At half the size of Earth and one-tenth its mass, Mars is a featherweight as far as planets go. Yet new research reveals the extent to which Mars is quietly tugging on Earth's orbit and shaping the ...

Despite its small size, Mars seems to have a huge impact on the orbital cycles that govern Earth’s climate, especially those ...

A new CU Boulder-led study has revealed that recent changes in North Pacific Ocean temperatures—long believed to be the result of natural variability—are in fact being driven by human-generated ...

Stephen Kane, a professor of planetary astrophysics at UC Riverside, was skeptical when he read recent studies that showed the gravitational pull from Mars being connected to Earth’s long-term climate ...