Did a crashing meteor kick-start Ice Ages?

Last Updated: Thursday, September 20, 2012, 13:15

A gigantic meteor collided with the earth about 2.5 million years ago, generating the mother of all tsunamis, hundreds of metres high, possibly plunging the planet into the Ice Ages, an Australian study said.

Review: ‘Ice Age 4’ is a fun filled romp

Last Updated: Saturday, July 28, 2012, 13:16

Trust on the awesome trio of mammoth Manny (Ray Romano), saber-tooth cat Diego (Denis Leary) and Sid, the sloth (John Leguizamo) for a wholesome family entertainer.

Ice age to interglacial period: Greatest climate change

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 24, 2012, 17:39

The greatest climate change ever recorded by the world over the last 100,000 years has been the transition from the ice age to the warm interglacial period.

Laughing gas may have caused the end of Ice Age

Last Updated: Friday, July 20, 2012, 15:47

It`s no laughing matter! Nitrous oxide commonly known as laughing gas may have brought the last great Ice Age to an end, a new research has found.

‘Ice Age 4’ tops weekend box office with sales of $46m

Last Updated: Monday, July 16, 2012, 13:25

‘Ice Age: Continental Drift’, the fourth film in the animated series, dominated the weekend box office with an estimated 46-million-dollar opening.

Aditi Rao Hydari to sing for Hollywood film `Ice Age 4`

Last Updated: Monday, July 9, 2012, 16:07

Aditi Rao Hydari will sing the Hindi version of the song ‘We Are Family’ for the Hollywood animation film ‘Ice Age: Continental Drift’.

`Ice Age 4` has Indian connection!

Last Updated: Friday, July 6, 2012, 15:37

Hollywood`s animation extravaganza ‘Ice Age 4: Continental Drift’ has a special connect with this country - Indian origin actors Kunal Nayyar and Aziz Ansari have done the voiceovers for the film.

Volcanoes `sparked and prolonged Little Ice Age`

Last Updated: Thursday, May 10, 2012, 14:23

In a new study, scientists have blamed volcanism for a 500-year cold period referred to as the Little Ice Age.

Early Americans `lived alongside extinct giant beasts`

Last Updated: Friday, May 4, 2012, 15:33

Early Americans lived alongside giant beasts, including mammoths, mastodons and giant ground sloths, in the last Ice Age.

Rising CO2 levels key factor in ending last Ice Age

Last Updated: Thursday, April 5, 2012, 19:11

A new study has provided compelling evidence that rising levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) caused much of the global warming that ended the last Ice Age.