Ice Ages Explained

The relationship between Earth's axial tilt and its orbit plays a crucial role in the occurrence of ice ages, with cycles influencing climate over thousands of years. While Milankovitch cycles predict ice ages every 41,000 years, recent evidence suggests a shift to a 100,000-year cycle. Interestingly, Mars experiences similar cycles, leading to its own ice ages, but the effects of these cycles are far too slow to account for recent climatic changes on Earth.