"Without Mars, Earth's orbit would be missing major climate cycles. What would humans and other animals even look like if ...

Mars, long admired for its rusty hue and alien deserts, may play a far greater role in shaping life on Earth than once ...

New simulations show red planet affects Milankovitch cycles that shape how solar energy is distributed on Earth over millions ...

New simulations show Mars plays a key role in shaping Earth’s long-term climate by influencing its orbit and axial tilt over hundreds of thousands to millions of years.

Researchers uncover how Mars affects Earth’s orbit, offering new insight into the planetary forces behind ice ages.

Why did the ice ages occur? If you need a scapegoat, a new study by Stephen Kane of UC Riverside suggests pointing the finger ...

The findings potentially solve the paradox of how liquid water seems to have persisted on Mars even when the climate grew too ...

New climate modeling suggests that small lakes on ancient Mars could have stayed liquid for decades, even in a generally cold environment. Small lakes on early Mars may have stayed in liquid form for ...

This doesn’t mean Mars causes ice ages on its own. Orbital cycles are only part of the picture. Earth’s oceans, atmosphere, ...

If ancient Martian lakes persisted under seasonal ice rather than thick permanent ice, features on Mars that have been difficult to reconcile with past climate models, including preserved shorelines, ...

New MarsDaily research explains how thin seasonal ice could have allowed ancient Martian lakes to remain liquid for decades, despite a cold early Mars climate ...