Large changes in global sea level, fueled by fluctuations in ice sheet growth and decay, occurred throughout the last ice age ...
The cows watched us as we trekked through the tall grass of the Ruataniwha Conservation Park in New Zealand. Tails swished in the warm summer air, and their heads slowly turned in sync to follow our ...
The tourists stopped to spread picnic blankets at a scenic point overlooking the picturesque lake of Lough Tay in Ireland’s Wicklow Mountains. But the four scientists trekked on, climbing toward the ...
Cold-adapted animals started to evolve 2.6 million years ago when the permanent ice at the poles became more prevalent. There followed a time when the continental ice sheets expanded and contracted ...
Around 10,000 years ago as the last Ice Age drew to a close, the drifting of the continent of North America, and spreading in the Atlantic Ocean, may have temporarily sped up—with a little help from ...
Hippos from Central Europe were assumed to have gone extinct around 115,000 years ago when the temperate conditions of the ...
Archaeological records indicate that prehistoric people in Europe relied on fire throughout the Ice Age—but the evidence drops off during its harshest period. reading time 2 minutes Scholars generally ...
Earth has been in a constant temperature battle long before humanity was even an idea. Our green planet has warmed and cooled at regular intervals for millions of years, resulting in the world we see ...