Natural cycles in Earth's rotational axis and its orbit around the sun drive climatic changes, and now researchers have ...

This analysis is the first time anyone has been able to determine which orbital characteristic has the most influence on the start and end of ice ages, according to a news release from the ...

triggering the start and end of eight ice ages, new research suggests. The new study revealed an "amazing correlation" between Earth's tilt and ice sheet formation, said lead author Stephen Barker.

Kerem Yucel/AFP/Getty Images Earth's last ice age ended around 11,700 years ago and a new study predicts the next one should be 10,000 years away. But the researchers say record rates of fossil ...

One type of change in Earth's orbit was responsible for the end of ice ages, while another was associated with their return. "We were amazed to find such a clear imprint of the different orbital ...

Mark Carney has replaced Justin Trudeau as Canada's prime minister, giving Ottawa and New Delhi a chance to end their diplomatic ice age. But the dispute over the assassination of a Sikh leader has ...

The last ice age, or glacial period, ended about 11,700 years ago. That transition ushered in the Holocene, an era of relative climate stability which enabled human civilisations to flourish.

One type of change in Earth's orbit was responsible for the end of ice ages, while another was associated with their return. Lorraine Lisiecki’s research takes a computational approach to interpreting ...

Earth's last ice age ended around 11,700 years ago and a new study predicts the next one should be 10,000 years away. But the researchers say record rates of fossil fuel burning that are increasing ...

Southwest skaters of all ages have been preparing all winter for the annual Skating Carnival ice show coming up in just a ...