The last ice age peaked around 20,000 years ago and was marked by extensive glaciation and dramatic climate shifts that reshaped Earth's oceans, landscapes and ecosystems. A study led by the ...

Two Ice Age wolf pups once thought to be early dogs have been identified as wild wolves, thanks to detailed DNA and chemical ...

Whether for cooking, heating, as a light source or for making tools -- it is assumed that fire was essential for the survival of people in the Ice Age. However, it is puzzling that hardly any well ...

Mysteries Of The Ice Age proves to be a strong addition to the Natural History Museum and a standout amongst its rotating ...

This area was covered by an ice field during the last ice age, and preliminary data from Hall’s research suggest the ice had collapsed back to its center by around 18,000 years ago.

When piecing together the cultural practices of ancient humans, traditional archaeologists rely on clues from artifacts such ...

The New York State Museum said the "incredible find" was the first of its kind in 11 years in New York and helped shed light on the region's Ice Age past.

The Robberg is one of southern Africa's most distinctive and widespread stone tool technologies. Robberg tools—which we found at the Knysna site—are thought to be replaceable components in composite ...

Researchers analysed the ancient Ice Age bones of 13 people aged between 10 and 20. They found most of these young people entered puberty by 13.5 years, reaching full adulthood between 17 and 22 ...

Item 1 of 2 Engineer and mastodon researcher Oscar Diaz cleans remains of an Ice Age mastodon, believed to be between 11,000 and 12,000 years old, in Chambara, Peru September 5, 2024.

Cat bones found within Natural Bridge Caverns may reveal what life was like at the end of the Ice Age.

TIERRA DEL FUEGO, Chile — Glacial geologist Brenda Hall clambered up the side of a truck-sized, rain-slicked boulder in clothes soaked from a day hiking over forested ridges in the Patagonian ...