Earth's climate has swung between ice ages and warmer periods for millions of years, driven by subtle changes in our planet's ...

Known as the “hypertropics,” this climate is defined by hot drought conditions—and hasn’t been seen on Earth for tens of ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — As the year unfolds, we experience the distinct changes in weather that mark the passage of time: the freshness of Spring, the warmth of Summer, the crispness of Autumn, and the chill ...

Throughout history, people have viewed seasons as relatively stable, recurrent blocks of time that neatly align farming, cultural celebrations and routines with nature's cycles. But the seasons as we ...

The Earth's climate has been changing for millions of years under the influence of the gravity of neighboring planets. A new ...

Did you know that there are actually two different sets of seasons, and thus two different winters, every year?

For centuries, Earth’s seasonal cycles have been viewed as steady and unchanging, creating a natural rhythm of life across the planet. However, like everything else, these patterns are shifting, as ...

Season length and temperatures vary naturally from year to year. But the unprecedented rate of global warming observed since the 1950s, due primarily to emissions of heat-trapping gases from burning ...

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - This episode is about the seasons. We will use light and a Styrofoam ball to model our planet’s path around the sun. Let’s model the Earth and how it travels around the sun, thus ...

If NASA must pull back, Europe is ready to step up — and do so with open arms. As climate extremes intensify and global tipping points loom, Earth science has never been more vital — but not everyone ...