The planet’s long-standing natural “thermostat” is being outpaced by an feedback loop process involving algae, phosphorus, ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Regular changes in Earth's orbit and axial tilt may have triggered the start and end of ice ages ...

Cosmic dust can tell scientists about how ice covered Earth during the last ice age. This dust is leftover debris from ...

On its own, Earth would shift toward another ice age in about 10,000 years, scientists say. But humanity's greenhouse gas emissions may have radically shifted the climate's trajectory. Credit: Matt ...

First, what is an ice age? It’s when the Earth has cold temperatures for a long time – millions to tens of millions of years – that lead to ice sheets and glaciers covering large areas of its surface.

Traveling up from the Mars equator toward its north pole, we find Coloe Fossae: a set of intriguing scratches within a region ...

The Earth's next ice age is expected to begin in about 11,000 years -- unless human-caused global warming disrupts natural cycles. That's according to a new study published Thursday in Science, which ...

Among the most striking sites are Devil’s Den and Silver Springs, where divers descend into freshwater sinkholes to uncover ...

UPDATE: Earlier this week, multiple media outlets ran stories about new scientific research suggesting that a "mini ice age" was heading our way in the next 30 years. But there was one issue -- that's ...

The third season of this Apple TV+ natural history docuseries invites viewers to experience life during one of Earth’s most ...

New images from the Mars Express orbiter reveal evidence of a past ice age at Mars's mid-latitudes and shine light on the ...

On its own, Earth would shift toward another ice age in about 10,000 years, scientists say. But humanity’s greenhouse gas emissions may have radically shifted the climates trajectory. (Santa Barbara, ...