Hundreds of millions of Americans are presently besieged by a massive arctic blast and winter storm. Luckily for them, it ...

The Ice Age was one of the harshest periods in human history. Food was scarce, predators were everywhere, and the climate was unforgiving. Yet humans not only survived, they spread across the world.

Orbit can pace ice ages, but modern CO2 shifts the clock. The next true glacial era is far off, while warming runs hot right now.

The last ice age did not shut down Atlantic ocean currents, and that discovery may help explain future climate risks.

Fifty years ago a fascinating weather anomaly blanketed the United States in arctic, snowy weather and temporarily spawned fears of a new ice age. Call it the "snowy '70s." It was so wintry that the ...

A new season of Apple TV’s docuseries “Prehistoric Planet” follows mammals fighting to survive in shifting climate. The five-part season begins with “The Big Freeze,” one of the coldest periods of the ...

CARLSBAD, N.M. (KRQE) – A team of researchers has identified an Ice Age relative of the muskox from fossils uncovered in Carlsbad Caverns National Park. The new species, named Speleotherium logani, ...