New research suggests that Earth’s orbital variations—the slow changes in its tilt, axial precession, and shape of its ...

Natural cycles in Earth's rotational axis and its orbit around the sun drive climatic changes, and now researchers have ...

While short-term and long-term variability are part of natural cycles, climate change skews these natural patterns, making historical patterns less predictable. While we do not fully understand ...

Serbian scientist Milutin Milankovitch proposed in the 1920s ... If Earth were following its natural cycles, another ice age would likely begin in about 10,000 years. However, researchers warn that ...

A group of scientists think they can now predict when the next ice age could grip Earth, but don't worry, it's not for a very long time. An ice age should begin in about 10,000 years, but its ...

Collectively known as Milankovitch cycles, these periodic changes occur roughly every 20,000, 40,000, 100,000, and 400,000 years, but teasing out which aspects of Earth's orbit are involved in ...

Credit: Matt Perko/UC Santa Barbara. Scientists have long known that Earth’s climate goes through cycles of ice ages and warmer periods. Around 2.5 million years ago, the planet entered a phase ...

Scientists have determined exactly how Earth's orbit and tilt affect glaciation and deglaciation, based on the length of ...

The study tracks the natural cycles of the planet's climate over a period of a million years. Their findings offer new insights into Earth's dynamic climate system and represent a step-change in ...