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.
Ice Age
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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.
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?
Science story
Many countries propose to put seawater in the desert, but this will return the Earth to an ice age!
If sea water can be brought into desert areas, countries will benefit from hydropower projects, industry... However, this idea has met with opposition from scientists.
Animal world
Ancient sled dogs helped humans survive in the Ice Age
New research shows that ancient dogs adapted to the cold helped early humans survive in the Arctic more than 10,000 years ago.
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.
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
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.
Archeology
Finding fossils of squirrel-like animal class in 'Ice Age'
Discovered a 25 cm mammal (Animal class) that lived 230 million years ago in Argentina and shaped like a squirrel 'Scrat' in the animated film 'Ice Age.
Archeology
The ancestors of humans once lived on a mountain of 4,000m high through the Ice Age
Recent scientists have discovered the first evidence of the presence of ancient people in Mount Bale, Ethiopia, Africa up to 45,000 years ago.
Discover science
When will the next ice age take place?
Twenty thousand years ago, the Earth was a place known for its extremely cold climate with many large ice sheets thousands of meters thick covering most of North America…
Archeology
Hyena has appeared in ... Arctic in the last Ice Age
Archaeologists have discovered many biotic fossils in the Arctic. However, fossilized fossil was first discovered.
Discover science
Detecting ice age people in Siberia through milk teeth
Humans have been living in Siberia for about 40,000 years, and a new genetic analysis has been made through the discovery of ancient baby teeth that will bring about the…
Archeology
Discover rare fossils of the Ice Age bear and wolf-like predator
Researchers have discovered rare fossils in a famous underwater cave Hoyo Negro, in Mexico.