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

The only thing scarier than a Xenomorph is this: One hundred years in the future, we're still watching Ice Age: Continental Drift. Without context, the reference might not make a lick of sense.

Earth has gone through at least five major ice ages in its history. And you better start adapting now. Because another ice ...

Around 20,000 years ago, Earth was very, very cold. Global temperatures were 10 degrees Fahrenheit colder than they are today and most of North America was covered in ice. That ice was almost half a ...

First, what is an ice age? It’s when the Earth has cold temperatures for a long time – millions to tens of millions of years – that lead to ice sheets and glaciers covering large areas of its surface.

Scientists have uncovered a missing feedback in Earth’s carbon cycle that could cause global warming to overshoot into an ice age. As the planet warms, nutrient-rich runoff fuels plankton blooms that ...

When the fictional past meets the fictional future. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. - Alien: Earth’s Premiere Is Wild, But We ...