Ice Age
Scientists recover genome from woolly rhino eaten by Ice Age wolf puppy - study
Researchers have extracted DNA and recovered the rhino's genome from a chunk of undigested meat from the stomach contents found in a wolf puppy's remains.
Scientists discover RNA molecules from a mammoth that went extinct 40,000 years ago
Before pugs or Great Danes: Doggie diversity in size and shape began at tail end of Ice Age
Scientists uncover how tropical hippos weathered the last Ice Age in Central Europe
Study reveals how Ice Age humans built mammoth-bone structures
Evidence suggests humans scavenged mammoth bones from existing bone beds over centuries.
30,000 years ago, European Ice Age children pierced their cheeks at age 10
A new research suggests that cheek piercings were popular as long ago as 30,000 years, with teenagers and children as young as 10 years old sporting labrets during the Ice Age.
Homeowner finds complete Ice Age mastodon jawbone while gardening in his Hudson Valley backyard
The discovery was made in the town of Scotchtown, about 70 miles from New York City.
Virginia Tech study reveals evidence of Earth's 'Plumeworld Ocean' era after last Ice Age
The findings suggest vast rivers of glacial meltwater rushed into the sea, pooling over dense salty ocean water.
Chill, Europe: When humans fled Europe over bad weather - study
“We suggest that these extreme conditions led to the depopulation of Europe,” write the authors of the study, “perhaps lasting for several successive glacial-interglacial cycles."
Ice core reveals Greenland was green 416,000 years ago - study
Prior to the study, it was previously thought that much of the ice sheet that covers the country today had persisted for the past 2.5 million years.
Warm ice age forever changed Earth’s climate cycles - study
Increased ocean temperatures and stronger monsoons created more moisture. This moisture fed growing ice sheets.
Study explains how primordial life survived on 'Snowball Earth'
"Compared to the most recent Ice Age, glacier coverage was much more extensive and, more importantly, much of the ocean was frozen," Xiao said.
Rising Antarctic ice melt will dramatically slow global ocean flows - study
Deep ocean water flows from the Antarctic could decline by 40% by 2050, according to a study published on Wednesday in the journal Nature.
Amateur archaeologist uncovers 20,000-year-old ‘writing’ system
The researcher, Ben Bacon, found that cave drawings were used to record details about the timing of animal reproductive cycles.
