New research reveals how the Earth might overcorrect for global warming. For a long time, scientists believed that the gradual breakdown of silicate rocks played the leading role in regulating Earth’s ...

Prof. Maureen Raymo, earth sciences, Boston University discussed the origins of ice ages on Earth in a packed classroom in Snee Hall yesterday afternoon. Raymo explained that by measuring the amount ...

Rising levels of CO2 in the atmosphere may trigger a series of geological and biological processes that could ensure the next ...

Ice ages reshape the planet—but they don’t come out of nowhere. From orbital shifts to atmospheric changes, here’s what actually causes Earth to freeze.

In the distant past, Earth sometimes froze entirely, causing ice ages, and rock weathering alone isn't responsible.

First, what is an ice age? It’s when the Earth has cold temperatures for a long time – millions to tens of millions of years – that lead to ice sheets and glaciers covering large areas of its surface.

UC Riverside researchers have discovered a piece that was missing in previous descriptions of the way Earth recycles its carbon. As a result, they believe that global warming can overcorrect into an ...

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Off the coast of Antarctica, the sea ice retreated toward the southernmost continent and, like a bottle cap taken off a soda ...