Our planet has experienced dramatic climate shifts throughout its history, oscillating between freezing "icehouse" periods ...

Mars’ positioning is what gives the lighter planet such a strong pull. “The closer it is to the sun, the more a planet ...

The earth (and humanity) would be very different without our smaller red neighbor. In A Nutshell Computer simulations show ...

While the Milankovitch Cycles operate on timescales far longer than human lifespans, their effects are always at play. Currently, the alignment of these cycles suggests that Earth should be gradually ...

Earth’s slow axial wobbles—known as precession cycles—do not just shape long-term climate trends. A new study led by ...

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

Our species likes it cold. Homo sapiens evolved in — and still inhabits — one of Earth’s rare and fragile ice ages, periods distinguished not by an abundance of saber-toothed cats and woolly mammoths ...

Researchers discovered Mars subtly affects Earth’s orbit and axial tilt. These small changes help trigger ice ages and ...

What can volcanism on the early Earth teach us about the formation of life on our planet? This is what a recent study published in Nature Communications hopes to address as an international team of ...

Changes in Earth's orbit have helped pace climatic change for millennia. Scientists are now trying to understand whether - and how - these changes remodeled the landscapes our ancient ancestors ...

The National Research Council will appoint an ad hoc committee and supporting panels to carry out a decadal survey in Earth Science and Applications from Space. The study will generate recommendations ...