A 40-year study shows the Sun’s internal structure subtly shifts between quiet cycles, offering clues to future solar ...

Learn the key differences between lunar and solar eclipses, including how long they last, how often they occur and why lunar eclipses can be seen by more people at one time.

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 ...

In the whole history of Earth's climate, few events are as extreme as those that geologists call "Snowball Earth." ...

The Earth is known for its constant evolution, but it was recently discovered by researchers that there is a trigger that leads to the planet's biodiversity seeing a massive boost, and it is through a ...

Mars, despite being tens of millions of miles away, may play a larger role in Earth’s long-term climate cycles than previously thought, according to research published Sunday. The study, which ...

Most places on Earth have seasons because our planet is on a tilt as it orbits the sun. But our star also has its own version of seasons that affect life on Earth—and new astronomical research is ...

How does Mars influence Earth’s climate cycles? This is what a recent study published in the Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific hopes to address as a trio of researchers from the ...

Researches used rhenium as a proxy for fossil carbon in order to quantify the rate at which Earth naturally releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and found that high rates of carbon breakdown ...

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 ...