But throughout the period, the planet has wobbled on its path around the sun. The slight shifts cause ice ages to ... In fact, the Quaternary is often considered the "Age of Humans." ...

We are investigating the causes of variation in mammal body size during the Quaternary period by comparing ice-age mammal species from the past 750,000 years in Britain. The Quaternary is the most ...

Known today as the Los Chocoyos supereruption, it was one of the largest of the Quaternary period, but a new study ... contribute to the onset of cold, ice-age conditions,” said study lead ...

Hundreds of large mammal species disappeared during the transition from the last glaciation to the present interglacial period, from around 50,000 to 5,000 years ago ... audited radiocarbon dates for ...

Isotope: Any of the forms of a chemical element with the same atomic number but differing atomic mass Stadial: A period of lower temperatures during the last Ice Age Interstadial: A period of ...