Researchers Claim Next Ice Age Is No Less Than Just 10,000 Years Away, Say Carbon Emissions May Affect in Long Run Our planet has experienced climate change for millions of years. With freezing temperatures followed by escalating global warming,

Earth’s climate has never been static. It shifts between warm interglacial periods and deep freezes, driven by complex interactions between the atmosphere, oceans, and even Earth’s orbit around the Sun.

Scientists say small changes in the way the Earth orbits the sun hold the key in major global changes in climate, like ice ages.

A researcher with UW collaborated on the project to come up with the most precise predictive Ice Age model to date.

With each fern no wider than an inch, mosquito ferns turned a greenhouse into a frozen tundra for nearly a million years. Now, scientists want to cool the planet with this tiny super-plant.

Scientists have predicted future glacial periods by matching Earth's past ice ages to its orbit around the sun. But their new model doesn’t account for how human-made carbon emissions could change these processes.

The research, published Thursday, February 27, in the journal Science, found a strong connection between Earth’s axial tilt and the formation of ice sheets. Based on these patterns, scientists estimate that another ice age would likely begin in about 11,000 years. However, human-caused global warming may prevent it.

When European diseases wiped out up to 90% of the Americas' population, abandoned farmland was swallowed by forests—pulling enough carbon from the air to help plunge the planet into a centuries-long cold spell.

Feb. 18, 2025 — New esearch shows Aotearoa has been increasingly accepting new bird species from around the world since the start of the Ice Age, offering clues into future migration