The Earth’s orbit around the Sun is slightly elliptical, causing our planet’s distance from the Sun to change throughout the ...

The New Year would begin with our planet being closest to the sun, raising queries about the cold weather and no heat despite ...

Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun in early January, a phenomenon known as perihelion. Despite this proximity, the ...

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 ...

Earth tilted, but it had nothing to do with weird space phenomena and everything to do with how people are pumping groundwater and shipping it across the planet, a study found. The findings of a study ...

With its long days just itching to be spent by water doing nothing, summer really can be an enchanting season. As Jenny Han wrote in the young adult novel “The Summer I Turned Pretty”: “Everything ...

Scientists have long debated what causes glacial/interglacial cycles, which have occurred most recently at intervals of about 100,000 years. A new study reported in the March 24 issue of Nature finds ...

Try this experiment — all you need is a ball, pen, candle, match, protractor and a small rock. Draw a line bisecting the ball, top to bottom. Light the candle. Turn off the light. Holding the ball ...

Scientists have determined exactly how Earth's orbit and tilt affect glaciation and deglaciation, based on the length of these parameters' cycles and clues hidden at the bottom of the ocean. When you ...