During the Sturtian glacial period during the Neoproterozoic Era, Earth underwent periods of global glaciation, which have ...

The Pacific Ocean is a giant climate cauldron, with a powerful heat engine that affects storms, fisheries and rainfall ...

Eccentricity. Obliquity. Precession. The Earth’s climate is influenced by both natural long-term cycles and recent human activities. The Milankovitch cycles refer to the long-term variations in the ...

Get ready to hear a lot more about El Niño during the next several months — and maybe even longer — as the infamous climate cycle returns again, developing and intensifying in the Pacific Ocean near ...

At half the size of Earth and one-tenth its mass, Mars is a featherweight as far as planets go. Yet new research reveals the extent to which Mars is quietly tugging on Earth's orbit and shaping the ...

A months-long rainfall deficit across western North Carolina didn't happen by chance; One factor was a large-scale climate ...

Not only is water necessary for sustaining life, but it is also an important factor in maintaining the climate of a planet.

Pollen seasons are expanding, pollution is worsening symptoms, and allergy sufferers face a longer, harsher, and more ...