The unexpected discovery of Greenland rocks in Iceland hints that a centuries-long cold snap may have helped finish off the Western Roman Empire.

Evidence from a prehistoric site at the shore of the Dnister river in modern-day Ukraine shows that people living during the ...

Researchers Claim Next Ice Age Is No Less Than Just 10,000 Years Away ... details about the changes in the size of the ice-covered land structures spread across the Northern Hemisphere and ...

A mammoth tusk was found at a private West Texas ranch, prompting questions like can you own one. A Texas Tech professor ...

Now, new geological data show that sea levels rose about 125 feet (38 meters) between 11,000 and 3,000 years ago, according to a study published March 19 in the journal Nature. The findings could help ...

Prey in the ice age was plentiful; horses, deer, and camels roamed the land in great numbers. When a giant fossilized claw was discovered in West Virginia in the late 1700s, there was great ...

which stretched from the British Isles to the Arctic seas during the last ice age. Such land deformation results from glacial isostatic adjustment (GIA), which describes how Earth’s crust ...

Previous analysis indicates that Earth endured a roughly 200–300 year long ice age starting around 540 CE. Scientists believe that powerful volcanic eruptions that hurled massive amounts of ash ...

Apr. 14, 2025 — Whether for cooking, heating, as a light source or for making tools -- it is assumed that fire was essential for the survival of people in the Ice Age. However, it is puzzling ...