Archeology
What if saber-toothed tigers still existed today?
The saber-toothed tiger is one of the most well-known Ice Age animals, yet modern science still doesn't really understand this massive predator.
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Space science
The Sun goes into hibernation, will the Earth usher in a new ice age?
By observing changes in the number of sunspots, scientists have discovered that solar activity shows periodic changes.
Archeology
Rare 30,000-year-old skeleton reveals when ancient humans went through puberty
According to archaeologists, most Ice Age teenagers began puberty at the same time as modern humans.
Doomsday
What if Earth entered the next ice age?
According to National Geographic, Earth has gone through several major ice ages - so when will the next big freeze happen?
Discover science
The worst 18 months in history: The sun disappears, people don't see their silhouettes at noon
Scientists believe that in the spring of 536, many catastrophes occurred in a row and began the harshest period, threatening human survival.
Archeology
Discovered 22 giant sloths preserved in their own feces
Giant generations of sloths died of apparent hypoxia, after gathering at a swamp at a time in the late Ice Age.
Archeology
Discover structures made from hundreds of mammoth bones
Archaeologists find one of the largest and oldest ice ages made from mammoth bones in the Kostenki region.
Archeology
Mysterious 'spooky black carpet' is full of platinum and glass in the ice age
A mysterious black carpet, a sign of a large-scale fire disaster, found at an ice age site, Younger Dryas, has revealed a terrifying event from space.
Archeology
The lark was discovered intact after 46,000 years buried under ice
The horned lark of the Ice Age is so well preserved that hunters find the specimen that mistook it for death.
Environment
Earth enters 'mini Ice Age', temperatures start to decline as soon as 2020?
A scientific expert has warned that the Earth may experience a 'mini ice age' lasting over 30 years, causing a sharp drop in temperatures and a possible scarcity of food.
Environment
Determine the melting point of tropical glaciers in the last ice age
According to a study by Dartmouth University in Hanover, New Hampshire, USA, tropical glaciers in Africa and South America began to simultaneously melt at the end of the…
Discover science
Platinum scattered around the Earth: From the asteroid that nearly destroyed humanity?
The anomalous platinum trace in North America has just reinforced the existence of a cosmic object believed to have caused the last ice age and the tragedy of extinction.
Discover science
150km asteroid hit Earth, a series of new creatures were born
A multinational team has found evidence of an ice age of life caused by a giant asteroid 466 million years ago.
Space science
Has the diverse ecosystem on Earth been born from planetary collisions?
The results of an international scientific study show that the planet collision 470 million years ago created a layer of dust leading to the ice age and then led to the…
Discover science
Why did the Ice Age occur?
Imagine the Chicago Skyline building. Now imagine it's under the ice almost 2 miles (3 km) away. That is the view of the Earth at the most icy moment of the last Ice Age.