Archaeologists and First Nations communities uncover 693 Ice Age-era stone artifacts in a high-altitude Blue Mountains cave, ...

The 30x30 initiative is a worldwide effort to designate 30 percent of Earth’s lands and oceans as protected areas by 2030. This is a good first step towards planetary health that most communities can ...

Natural History Museum of Utah's newest temporary exhibit serendipitously offers a new lens on the state's newest mascot, and ...

According to new research, common assumptions about the effects of the end of the last ice age may be wrong, which could have important implications for the future. Researchers from the University of ...

As the last Ice Age came to an end nearly 10,000 years ago, something unexpected happened deep beneath Earth’s surface. Large glaciers began to melt. The sea levels rose quickly—about 1 ...

The American Cheetah was an apex predator in North America for millions of years before the arrival of humans and the end of the last ice age. During the ice ages, the Earth’s temperature dropped ...

New theories suggest that a powerful cosmic ray storm from deep space may have triggered Earth’s last Ice Age, altering climate patterns and cooling the planet dramatically—offering a chilling ...

Graphic showing the Mid-Atlantic Ocean Ridge (red line) and how melting ice from Greenland caused changes in the motion of Earth's crust (purple arrows). Credit: Tao Yuan and Shijie Zhong.

What sparked the formation of Earth’s vast ice sheets during the last ice age—and how did they spread so fast? New research may finally offer answers. A team at the University of Arizona has ...

Earth has experienced several climate cycles throughout its long history, including several ice ages that caused the planet to freeze over. The last ice age occurred approximately 11,700 years ago, ...

Kerem Yucel/AFP/Getty Images Earth's last ice age ended around 11,700 years ago and a new study predicts the next one should be 10,000 years away. But the researchers say record rates of fossil ...