ice age
Lost Ice Age Landscapes Buried Under the Seafloor Have Been Mapped by Scientists
Ancient meltwater channels entombed under the North Sea could help scientists understand modern climate change.
Different Breeds of Dogs Existed by End of Last Ice Age, Study Finds
Research shows that our best friend might be our oldest one too.
Archaeologists Uncovered a Mysterious Circle of Mammoth Bones
The ancient structure, a complete circle of bones from more than 60 mammoths, could have been used in rituals and for shelter.
Ancient Bone-Crushing Hyenas Roamed the Arctic During the Last Ice Age
Scientists identified fossilized teeth as belonging to hyenas, providing evidence of their lives in the arctic during the last ice age.
Scientists Discover Hidden Asteroid Crater Under a Mile of Greenland Ice
Research partially funded by Carlsberg beer company found an asteroid impact underneath Greenland’s Hiawatha Glacier.
Yukon Miners Dug Up a 50,000 Year Old Mummified Wolf Pup
The preserved corpses of an ice age wolf pup and caribou calf, dug up in 2016 in the Yukon, are on display in Dawson City.
The World’s Biggest Underwater Cave Is Full of Maya Bones and Artifacts
Mexico’s San Actun cave system contains pottery, bones of extinct giant sloths, and a 9,000-year-old human skull.
This Ecologist Finds Clues to Anthropocene Survival in Ice Age Extinctions
Whether she’s reconstructing the Pleistocene world or advocating for a more inclusive science community, Jacquelyn Gill is all about interdisciplinary approaches.
Unicorns Were Real and Ugly as Hell
According to new research, unicorn-like mammals roamed the earth with humans. We got a brony’s reaction to the news.
Apparently, New Zealand's Ice Age Was a Great Time For Kiwi
The secrets of New Zealand's ice age have been hiding in kiwi DNA.
What Woolly Mammoth Extinction Tells Us About Our Rapidly-Changing Future
They died of thirst on a remote Alaskan island.
That Massive Sinkhole in Ottawa Might Be Due to ‘Quick Clay'
City officials haven’t yet pointed to a firm cause.