Around 10,000 years ago, as the last Ice Age drew to a close, the drifting of the continent of North America, and spreading ...

The Atlantic Ocean has been widening for hundreds of millions of years, but its growth may have briefly gone into overdrive ...

Analysis of rocks from Iceland indicates that extreme climate possibly led to the wipeout of 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 ...

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 ...

Tools from South Africa’s Robberg caves match styles found in Namibia and Lesotho, suggesting early humans shared methods and ...

New Antarctic ice core data bolster model predictions of ocean heat content during glacials and interglacials.

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 ...

The Ice Age Art Now exhibition is expected to contain more than 75 objects borrowed from the British Museum as part of a ...

Scholars generally agree that fire was crucial to human survival during the most recent Ice Age—yet in Europe, there is surprisingly little evidence of hearths from its coldest years ...

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 that hardly any well ...

Sophisticated pyrotechnology in the Ice Age: This is how humans made fire tens of thousands of years ago Differences between the fireplaces indicate ingenious use Date: April 14, 2025 Source ...