Underwater Caves Off Sicily Unveil Secrets of Ice Age Human Migration, Thanks to Citizen Scientists

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 10.10.2024 23:03 PM

A team of citizen scientists, including a tugboat captain and recreational divers, has uncovered a series of underwater caves off Sicily, revealing evidence of human occupation dating back 17,000 years.

Submerged Archaeology? Experts Search For Ancient Sites Within Gulf of Mexico, Looking for Dry Land During Last Ice Age

06.24.2024 21:35 PM

Archaeologists are searching for sites within the Gulf of Mexico that used to be dry land during the last Ice Age. Read to learn more.

Earth May Have Lost Solar Protection 2 Million Years Ago: Did This Trigger Ice Age?

06.12.2024 03:40 AM

Unearth the truth about Earth’s lost solar protection. Did it trigger an Ice Age? Find out now! Scientists suggest that Earth lost its protective shield from the sun about two million years ago, exposing it to the harsh environment of interstellar space during a crucial phase of the ice age.

Earth Was a Ball of Ice 700 Million Years Ago, Almost Completely Frozen [Study]

02.14.2024 04:00 AM

An extreme ice age turned Earth into a "Planet Ice" millions of years ago. Continue reading to learn more.

Modern Hippopotamus Species Lived in Europe 560,000 Years Ago and Survived Brutal Ice Age, Study Reveals

12.01.2023 03:20 AM

A new study suggests that the modern species of hippopotamus lived in Europe half a million years ago when the Earth’s climate was drastically changing. Learn more about it in this article.

Oldest Known Human Footprints in North America Revealed To Be 23,000 Years Old in New Study

10.06.2023 00:45 AM

The new study that examined the age of the oldest known human footprints in North America serves as a response to the criticisms granted to an earlier 2021 study on the same matter. Read to learn more.

Ice Age Carving Reveals Bear-Like Ivory Figurine in Germany, With Head Previously Found From 35,000 Years Ago

08.08.2023 07:04 AM

German archaeologists discover missing piece of ice age carving in cave, raising uncertainty about whether it depicts cave lion or bear. Read the article to learn more.

Largest Early Prehistoric Stone Tools in Britain Unearthed in Ancient Ice Age Sediment

07.06.2023 10:29 AM

Excavations uncover Ice Age sediment containing prehistoric artifacts, including giant handaxes resembling large flint knives. Check out these stone tools in this article.

Ice Age-Era Mastodon Tooth Found in Northern California Beach, But Went Missing Shortly After Its Discovery

06.02.2023 05:48 AM

The person who discovered the mastodon tooth initially mistook it for driftwood, and it has taken a media blitz and a jogger to find it again. Read the article to learn more.

Ancient DNA Reveals Early Humans From China Migrated to the Americas and Japan During the Ice Age

05.10.2023 01:05 AM

Researchers analyzed mitochondrial DNA to trace a female lineage from northern China to the Americas, revealing migration patterns. Read the article to learn more details.

Snowball or Slushball Earth? Study Explains the Survival of Primodrial Life During the Planet's Strongest Frozen Periods

04.05.2023 00:39 AM

How did primordial life survive through the strongest freezing periods of the "Slushball" or "Snowball" Earth? Tap the article to know the details.

Previously Unknown Ice Age Hunter-Gatherers Lineage Discovered Through Ancient DNA Examination

03.02.2023 01:00 AM

In the most extensive genetic study to date on Ice Age hunter-gatherers, researchers were able to discover previously unknown lineages. Read to learn more.

10,000-Year-Old 'Ghost Footprints' Found in Utah Desert Only Appears After It Rains

08.03.2022 03:18 AM

Archaeologists stumbled upon the ghost footprints in the Great Salt Lake Desert that only becomes visible after the rain and vanish when it dries. Read the article for the full story.

Complete Mummified Baby Woolly Mammoth Frozen in Permafrost During Ice Age Found in Yukon Territory, Canada

06.28.2022 05:40 AM

A mummified baby woolly mammoth from 30,000 years ago was discovered in Yukon, Canada with skin and hairs completely intact. Read the article to know more details.

Tusk of Woolly Mammoth Found in Alaska, Offers Insights About Links Between Climate Change and Prehistoric Extinction

06.15.2022 09:30 AM

Scientists stumbled upon a tusk of a woolly mammoth that was buried at a riverbank in Alaska. Read more about the discovery and the information it offers to our studies on ice age and paleontology.

Prehistoric Life in Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness and How it Became Sands and Stones Today

04.04.2022 09:00 AM

The Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness we see today is not what it is in prehistory. Check out how it formed to its current terrain and the beasts that first resided in the place.

Invasive Earthworms Behind the Striking Decline of Insects in North American Forests, Study Claims

04.04.2022 04:26 AM

Earthworms can be invasive too and they are responsible for the decline of insects in North America. Continue reading to know the details.

19 Mile-Wide Hiawatha Crater in Greenland Older Than Previously Thought, Ending Speculation the Meteor Caused the Ice Age

03.11.2022 06:23 AM

The Hiawatha crater in Greenland is eight million years older than previously thought. Read more to know what else is found in the new study.

Metaverse Brings Back Ice Age Faunas, Woolly Mammoth Through Paleoart

03.03.2022 11:25 AM

Paleoartists designed ice age faunas for an educational 'museum metaverse.' Scan here to see animals of the past.

Ice Sheet Weight Change Caused Tilting of Earth's Landscape and Direction of Ancient Megafloods

02.15.2022 05:50 AM

Researchers from UC Santa Cruz suggests that the ebb and flow of the great Missoula megafloods was influenced by the tilting of the Earth's crust as a response to the melting of ice sheets during the end of the last Ice Age.

Well-Preserved Ice Age Puppy Ate a Woolly Rhino For Its Last Meal Before Species Became Extinct 14,000 Years Ago

02.15.2022 00:24 AM

Scientists were stunned to discover that the mummified Ice Age pup they found ate one of the last woolly rhinos on Earth after finding an undigested chunk of its meat inside the ancient dog's stomach.