The idea of an impending ice age has fascinated scientists and the public alike for decades, traditionally linked to Milankovitch cycles—long-term variations in Earth’s orbit and tilt. However ...

Archaeologists working in northern Spain and southwestern France have made a shocking discovery about the use of whale bones in creating Ice Age hunting tools.

A giant ground sloth tooth and other Ice Age era animal remains were discovered during a road project in Lubbock, Texas. The remains, estimated to be 18,000-36,000 years old, are being preserved ...

During the ice age flood water backed up as it hit the narrow Wallula Gap to cover what is now the Tri-Cities. The dig site is at an elevation of about 1,060 feet, and floods may have been deep ...

The fossils included 35 mastodons, earning the Ice Age find the nickname Snowmastodon. Looking at the landscape today, it's hard to imagine a time when prehistoric creatures walked the earth.

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 ...

Scholars generally agree that fire was crucial to human survival during the most recent Ice Age—yet in Europe, there is surprisingly little evidence of hearths from its coldest years, between ...

One of which was harnessing the power of fire. However, not many well-preserved fireplaces dating back to the coldest part of the ice age (between 26,500 and 19,000 years ago) remain in Europe.

Whether for cooking, heating, as a light source or for making tools -- it is assumed that fire was essential for the survival of people in the Ice Age. However, it is puzzling that hardly any well ...

CBS News Pittsburgh The Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium will soon debut a new Ice Age exhibit. The temporary exhibit, "Ice Age: Frozen in Time," runs from Monday, April 14, through Monday, Sept. 1, 2025.

(Image credit: RMO) All told, sea levels rose about 125 feet over the course of 8,000 years following the end of the last ice age. Most of this increase took place in two phases.