Simulation results show that Mars, despite its similar size to Earth, has a considerable influence on the Milankovitch cycles ...
Slow orbital changes caused pulses in Earth's oxygen cycle 500 million years ago, which spurred explosions of animal life.
Earth’s climate is not only shaped by smokestacks, forests, and oceans. It is also quietly tuned by the slow choreography of ...
The slow rotation of the orbits of Earth and Mars, recurs every 2.4 million years. (Representational) Our existence is governed by natural cycles, from the daily rhythms of sleeping and eating, to ...
The planet has been flipping between two main modes of carbon recovery depending on the state of coral reefs, new research ...
What do the Gulf of Mexico's "dead zone," global climate change, and acid rain have in common? They're all a result of human impacts to Earth's biology, chemistry and geology, and the natural cycles ...
Scientists have long debated what causes glacial/interglacial cycles, which have occurred most recently at intervals of about 100,000 years. A new study reported in the March 24 issue of Nature finds ...
Earth is closer to the sun at some times of year than at others, with the time of closest approach shifting over a period of 22,000 years. This affects Earth's climate, including ice ages, but a team ...