Thomas Mulligan explains how Earth's orbital changes trigger ice ages every 100,000 years through astronomical cycles.

Antarctica's harsh otherworldly climate gives a glimpse into the simple microscopic communities that dominated Earth for much ...

Rocks on Iceland beaches confirm the Late Antique Little Ice Age, caused by volcanic eruptions, precipitated the fall of the Roman Empire.

As glaciers melt around the world, long-dormant volcanoes may be waking up beneath the ice. New research reveals that massive ...

New research challenges the long-held belief that the Arctic Ocean was covered by a massive ice shelf during ice ages.

Sea level on Earth has been rising and falling ever since there was water on the planet. Scientists were already able to use ...

Almost two-thirds of the world's population is affected by the monsoon—the annual arrival of intense rains in areas north and ...

For centuries, glaciers have sat like frosty crowns atop slumbering volcanoes, keeping Earth’s fury tucked safely beneath ...

Imagine walking a snowy plain, mammoths looming nearby, and knowing enormous cats once prowled in their shadow. These ancient ...

And the eruptions can make warming worse, melting more glaciers.

Read science articles on the ice age, glaciation and climatology. Discover the connection between ice ages and global warming.

New research from the Chilean Patagonia has identified a link between glacial retreat and underground volcanic activity ...