Learn what the rocks in Iceland tell researchers about climate conditions at the time of the Roman Empire’s collapse.

A trio of researchers has found evidence of the impact of the Late Antique Little Ice Age on Iceland almost 1,500 years ago.

According to a recent study, the Late Antique Little Ice Age (LALIA), a climate crisis in the 6th century lasting 200 to 300 ...

Although the team obviously can’t tie zircon minerals to the Roman Empire’s collapse, their lengthy migration inside frozen ...

Learn more about how a geoarchaeological discovery from 26,000 years ago is rewriting the history of fire.

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

Oregon is a great place for geology geeks. Enormous lava flows, Ice Age megafloods, massive volcanic eruptions —we bear ...

New research reveals that post-ice age sea levels rose over a meter per century during key periods and totaled about 38 ...

A team of international scientists, led by researchers from the University of Southampton, has traced strange, out-of-place ...