• Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • January 26th, 2015
10,000-Year-Old Underwater Forest Discovered Off the Coast of Norfolk

10,000-Year-Old Underwater Forest Discovered Off the Coast of Norfolk

The prehistoric forest sits just 300 meters (nearly 1,000 feet) from the coastline, was discovered by an amateur diver

  • History
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 11th, 2014
11,000-Year-Old Remains of Ice Age Infants Found in Alaska

11,000-Year-Old Remains of Ice Age Infants Found in Alaska

The bodies are the youngest human remains from that era to have ever been discovered in North America

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 13th, 2014
Icebergs Once Populated South Carolina's and Florida's Waters

Icebergs Once Populated South Carolina's and Florida's Waters

Researchers say the massive blocks of ice scarred the local seafloor, the scour marks they created are still visible

Woolly Mammoth Skeleton Expected to Fetch $409,000 (€317,991) at Auction

Woolly Mammoth Skeleton Expected to Fetch $409,000 (€317,991) at Auction

The skeleton might be missing a couple of toes, but it comes complete with tusks and this more than makes up for it

Ice Age Adventures for Windows 8.1 Now Available for Download

Ice Age Adventures for Windows 8.1 Now Available for Download

Gameloft has now launched the game on Windows 8.1 too

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 22nd, 2014
Mammoths and Mastodons Were the “Hipsters of the Ice Age,” Researchers Say

Mammoths and Mastodons Were the “Hipsters of the Ice Age,” Researchers Say

Study details the life of these creatures that walked the Earth thousands of years ago

Norway Lemming Survived the Last Ice Age

Norway Lemming Survived the Last Ice Age

The creature was apparently its own ancestor, experts say

Southern Patagonia Ice Field Seen from the ISS – Photo

Southern Patagonia Ice Field Seen from the ISS – Photo

This is the largest temperate ice sheet in the Southern Hemisphere

Download Ice Age Village 2.2.0 with New Sid Mini-Game

Download Ice Age Village 2.2.0 with New Sid Mini-Game

Reunite Sid with his precious dino egg in a new challenge at level 30

Ice Sheets over a Kilometer Thick Used to Form in the Arctic Ocean

Ice Sheets over a Kilometer Thick Used to Form in the Arctic Ocean

The ice sheets stretched over an area as large as Scandinavia

  • History
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 7th, 2013
Fossilized Human Leg Bone Found in Northern Britain Is over 10,000 Years Old

Fossilized Human Leg Bone Found in Northern Britain Is over 10,000 Years Old

Researchers say the bone is the oldest human remain ever discovered in these regions

Some Perspective: Ice Age vs. Current Times

Some Perspective: Ice Age vs. Current Times

A new comic strip illustrates just how thick the ice sheets were in the Ice Age

  • Nature
  • By Lucian Parfeni
  • March 9th, 2013
Even When the Earth Was Covered in Ice End to End, the Oceans Flowed Freely

Even When the Earth Was Covered in Ice End to End, the Oceans Flowed Freely

New research shows that the snowball Earth saw plenty of activity

World's Oldest Portrait Has Been Around for 26,000 Years

World's Oldest Portrait Has Been Around for 26,000 Years

The portrait is roughly the size of a thumb, depicts a woman's face

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • December 28th, 2012
Climate Change Now Blamed for Volcanic Eruptions

Climate Change Now Blamed for Volcanic Eruptions

New evidence suggests the volcano-climate relationship works both ways

Ancient Meteor Brought About the Ice Ages

Ancient Meteor Brought About the Ice Ages

The collision was never thoroughly analyzed until now

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 10th, 2012
Land Strip Between Alaska, Siberia Hampered Oceanic Circulation

Land Strip Between Alaska, Siberia Hampered Oceanic Circulation

The event led to significant changes in global climate

 
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