New images from the North Sea show never-before-seen landforms that were carved by a single, colossal ice sheet 1 million ...

The Ice Age was a hard period in Earth's history, but ancient humans were quite the hardy bunch. They managed survive and ...

The last ice age ended about 10,000 years ago ... Homo erectus appeared in Africa at the start of the period, and as time marched on the hominid line evolved bigger brains and higher intelligence.

A melting ice patch in the Rocky Mountains uncovered an ancient forest, and these trees have stories to tell about dynamic ...

Explore the fascinating world of Neanderthals and their ability to survive in extreme conditions. New findings challenge ...

“This study showed that the planet experienced these short, sudden episodes of burning, and they happened at the same time as these other big ... spiked during abrupt climate change periods during the ...

"This study showed that the planet experienced these short, sudden episodes of burning, and they happened at the same time as these ... change periods during the last Ice Age, which ended about ...

The Ice Age mystery could be solved for the first time after scientists discovered what is probably the world's oldest ice, dating back a whopping 1.2m years ago. Working at temperatures of -35C ...

(The ice age itself began approximately 2.6 million years ago and ended 11,700 years ago.) Research has focused on the MPT because it marks a time when glacial periods suddenly became more intense ...