Firestorm That Consumed 10% of Earth Triggered an Ice Age 13,000 Years Ago

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 02.07.2022 11:19 AM

A series of studies found that a comet was responsible to put 10 percent of Earth on fire and trigger a massive ice age 12,800 years ago.

Devon Cave Unearthed with Remains of Megafaunas and Other Ice Age Species From 60,000 Years Ago

02.04.2022 03:03 AM

Ice age discovery from Devon cave revealed large fragments of megafauna and other animal remains intact.

Remains of Mammoths Uncovered at a Site Where Cave-Dwellers Dined 215,000 Years Ago

12.20.2021 04:42 AM

Archaeologists believed that the site where they unearthed remains of mammoths at a quarry near Swindon and spotted a Neanderthal ax was a massive buffet 250,000 years ago.

Speed of Human-Caused Global Warming Over the Last 150 Years Has Increased at a Level Not Seen Since the Last Ice Age

11.15.2021 00:48 AM

Researchers from the University of Arizona reconstructed Earth's climate since the last ice age and found that there is a general trend of global warming in the past 10,000 years that suggests that its speed is faster than anything since the last 24,000 years.

Mammoth Tusk Reveals How Extremely Mobile This Ice Age Animal Was; Study Shows Distance It Travelled, Equivalent to Circling the Earth 2X

08.12.2021 22:00 PM

A new study showed how mammoths traveled in their lifetime. This was revealed in the tusk recently discovered in Alaska.

Experts Analyzed Genomes of Early Caucasian Human Without Using Skeletal Remains

07.13.2021 06:29 AM

The cave of Satsurblia gave a rare opportunity for anthropology experts to have a glimpse of the early Caucasian human from the ice age.

Mastodonts and Elephant Extinction: Real Cause Behind Decrease in Population Points to Global Climate

07.02.2021 07:58 AM

A comprehensive research regarding the extinction of elephants and their prehistoric relatives discovered the reason behind the fall of the megaherbivore mammals.

How Did Gray Wolves Survive Mass Extinction from 11,700 Years Ago?

04.17.2021 01:18 AM

A new study analyzed gray wolves' ancient bones. It may have just revealed how these largest predators survived the mass extinction.

Glaciers Found on Mars Helps Astronauts Piece Together Red Planet's History

01.20.2021 22:13 PM

Researchers found Martian glaciers that could have been formed by multiple ice ages on the Red Planet.

Best Friends For Ages: Tracking the Partnership of Dogs and Humans

10.30.2020 19:00 PM

When dogs were still wolves, an unlikely bond formed between them and our human ancestors. At a time when dogs were still wolves, an unlikely bond formed between them and our human ancestors - sometime before the last Ice Age ended, or at least 15,000 years ago.

Giant Glacier-Crossing Bus May Soon Travel No More

10.29.2020 10:30 AM

A giant passenger bus in Iceland may be no more before the century ends. A giant passenger bus runs up to 60 kilometers an hour across Iceland's second-largest glacier, picking up people along the way.

Climate Models Reveal Natural Causes of Little Ice Age

09.18.2020 07:50 AM

Climate change is not just about the effect of greenhouse gas emissions, but natural events in the climate system as well. European researchers analyze the flow of Arctic sea ice as the possible trigger of the Little Ice Age.

Preserved Ice Age Puppy Apparently Ate a Woolly Rhino Before It Died

08.17.2020 22:55 PM

The discovery of 14,000-year-old puppy became extra special when its stomach contents had the remains of a wolly rhino. Scientists still don't know how both creatures died.

Controversy: Stone Tools Suggest Settlement in the Americas 30,000 Years Ago

07.23.2020 08:19 AM

Stone tools discovered in a cave from central Mexico challenge the mainstream belief of when the first humans arrived in the Americas about 15,000 years ago. The lack of genetic evidence may possibly mean that the older peoples had been a 'lost group' and are not part of the modern gene pool.

Evidence Shows Extraterrestrial Impact Caused Climate Change 12,800 Years Ago

10.23.2019 08:21 AM

Findings in the analysis of the Earth’s layers strengthen the claim that a bolide impact caused abrupt climate change 12,800 years ago.

Global Warming May Save The World From Another Ice Age

07.19.2019 08:42 AM

Global warming is on top of the priority list for environmentalists and governments all over the world. However, experts say that it may also be the one that will save us from another ice age.

Former NASA Scientist Predicts Impending Ice Age to Happen 40,000 Years From Now

05.17.2019 09:43 AM

According to a former NASA scientist, another Ice Age should be expected to happen in about 40,000 to 60,000 years in the future.

Ice Wedge Gives Insight into Historic Gaps of Climate Science

04.11.2019 20:30 PM

Open water existed in this area during the summers Scientists are getting significant help from the evidence of exciting marine life in Alaskan permafrost to reconstruct ancient changes in the ice cover over the Arctic Ocean.

The Melt Last Time: The Collapse of an Ancient Ice Shelf Caused Chaos

06.27.2017 16:56 PM

When the European Ice Sheet Complex melted, it changed world sea levels profoundly and reshaped the geology of Europe forever.

Ice Age Animal Fossils Discovered At Metro Purple Line Extension Construction Site In Los Angeles

05.08.2017 18:15 PM

Animal fossils were discovered upon constructing the future station at Los Angeles. At the Metro Purple Line Extension being excavated at Wilshire and La Brea Avenue in L.

Skunk DNA More Attributed To Ice Age Climate Than Geological Barriers

05.05.2017 03:41 AM

The DNA of the western spotted skunks may be attributed to the Ice Age climate change than geological barriers.