Global warming is producing a rapid loss of plant species—according to estimates, roughly 600 plant species have died out ...

The Little Ice Age was a period of global cooling that began during around 1300 CE and lasted until about 1850. Average ...

Researchers have long wondered about the mysterious flat patches they found on the teeth of Ice Age Europeans. These dental ...

Researchers in Poland have found more evidence of violent cannibalism in the wake of the coldest period of the last Ice Age.

Learn more about the Magdalenian peoples, who left traces of dissection and cannibalism on bones in a cave in Poland.

Records from 500 years ago document floods, famine and death in 16th century Transylvania due to wild weather swings during the Little Ice Age.

Flooding, famine, plagues. Historical documents from diaries to parish registers detail the dramatic impacts of the Little ...

The Cycle of Ice Ages Ice ages don't just appear out of nowhere. They are part of a natural cycle that our planet has ...

An international research team including the University of Göttingen has gained new insights into the burial rituals of Late ...

Ice Age Europeans may have sported cheek piercings, suggested by unusual dental wear patterns analyzed by anthropologist John Willman. His study propo ...

Dec. 20, 2024 — Investigations into precipitation patterns in eastern Central Europe since the end of the last ice age have shown that dynamic processes in atmospheric circulation, such as the ...

The West Michigan Ice Yacht Club is taking advantage of the thick ice on Muskegon Lake this winter after three years of slush ...