While the Milankovitch Cycles operate on timescales far longer than human lifespans, their effects are always at play.

Climate change is actually nothing new to our old planet. It has long driven the evolution of Earth's flora and fauna and good thing, too: Without those major shifts, we wouldn't be here today. But as ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The mystery of the 18,000-year-old puppy found in the ...