The Cycle of Ice Ages Ice ages don't just appear out of nowhere. They are part of a natural cycle that our planet has experienced numerous times. These periods are marked by significant drops in ...

The Ice Age (and its resulting changes in climate) was among one of the harshest periods on Earth. During an ice age, the earth experiences colder temperatures than normal as well as glacial ...

“The problem is life. Life doesn’t adjust like that.” Earth’s climate has seen fast changes, but even ice age cycles take thousands of years, Tierney said. She said the current warming of ...

It should provide insight into how Ice Age cycles have changed, and may help in understanding how atmospheric carbon changed climate, they said. “Thanks to the ice core we will understand what ...

That should provide insight into how Ice Age cycles have changed, and may help in understanding how atmospheric carbon changed climate, they said. “Thanks to the ice core we will understand what ...

More than two-thirds – or 69 percent – of the observed vertical land motion is due to ongoing effects from the last ice age. “This ice age effect is the largest in Maryland, Virginia, and North ...

The Little Ice Age was a period of global cooling that began during around 1300 CE and lasted until about 1850. Average ...

Global warming is producing a rapid loss of plant species—according to estimates, roughly 600 plant species have died out ...