A new study offers the most detailed glimpse yet into how Earth's surface temperature has changed over the past 485 million years. The data show that Earth has been and can be warmer than today ...

Palm trees in Alaska, crocodiles in Wyoming: Fossils show that Earth’s temperature has changed over hundreds of millions of years. Now a new study co-led by the Smithsonian and the University of ...

Earth and Sun reach pivotal distance by: Craig Ziobert Posted: Jul 4, 2025 / 10:04 AM EDT Updated: Jul 4, 2025 / 10:04 AM EDT ...

A new study co-led by the Smithsonian and the University of Arizona offers the most detailed glimpse yet of how Earth’s surface temperature has changed over the past 485 million years. In a paper ...

Is the Moon’s slow retreat from Earth a cosmic time bomb in our planet’s relationship or an entry to the precision of modern ...

Earth’s average surface temperature spanned 51.8 degrees Fahrenheit to 96.8 degrees Fahrenheit through the Phanerozoic, with the planet being in the warmer temperature range more often, overall ...

The timeline shows Earth’s average temperature dropping to as low as 11° Celsius and rising to as high as 36° C, researchers report in the Sept. 20 Science.

The claim: Sea ice and temperature data show climate change is a hoax A Jan. 29 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) shows heat maps of the U.S. and makes a series of claims about climate and ...