Thousands of 12,500-year-old rock paintings dubbed the "Sistine Chapel of the ancients" have been found in the Amazon jungle.

The cool conditions which have allowed ice caps to form on Earth are rare events in the planet's history and require many ...

Nat King Cole, the velvet-voiced singer of such hits as “Unforgettable," was born in Montgomery, Ala. How much do you know ...

The Crimson Tide and Wildcats were engulfed in a three-team SEC race with Tennessee when Kentucky rolled into Memorial (now ...

Temperatures will stay below normal through next weekend, and there will be at least a chance of more wintry weather across the South between February 19 and 21.

For centuries, people have kept diaries documenting the ups and downs of local weather. Now, scientists have combed through a ...

Global warming is producing a rapid loss of plant species—according to estimates, roughly 600 plant species have died out since 1750—twice the number of animal species lost. But which species are hit ...

The Little Ice Age was a period of global cooling that began during around 1300 CE and lasted until about 1850. Average ...

Records from 500 years ago document floods, famine and death in 16th century Transylvania due to wild weather swings during the Little Ice Age.