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 ...
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, ...
Researchers have identified a "tipping point" about 2.7 million years ago when global climate conditions switched from being ...
Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere vary naturally between ice ages and interglacial periods. A new study by researchers at the University of Gothenburg shows that an unexpectedly large proportion ...
A new study shows that during the last two deglaciations, i.e., the transition from an ice age to the warm interglacial periods, meltwater from the Antarctic ice sheet intensified stratification in ...
A new study shows that during the last two deglaciations, i.e., the transition from an ice age to the warm interglacial periods, meltwater from the Antarctic ice sheet intensified stratification in ...
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. How many ice ages has the Earth had, and could ...
Researchers have identified a 'tipping point' about 2.7 million years ago when global climate conditions switched from being relatively warm and ...
The Nature Index 2025 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...
A look into Eath's history shows that the ice-sheet melt temporarily intensified Southern Ocean stratification ...