Scientists at the University of Southampton have uncovered evidence from ancient rocks that Earth's climate continued to ...

A pull in the right direction ...

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 ...

Despite its small size, Mars seems to have a huge impact on the orbital cycles that govern Earth’s climate, especially those ...

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 ...

Scientists had assumed that Mars had a negligible effect on the climate of Earth. A focused study revealed some unexpected ...

KS1/KS2 Primary Geography. The water cycle. A short animation for Key Stage 2 pupils explaining the water cycle - including ...

BOULDER–Challenging conventional wisdom, new research finds that the number of sunspots provides an incomplete measure of changes in the Sun’s impact on Earth over the course of the 11-year solar ...