Last Updated: Thursday, February 2, 2012, 20:46
The arrival of the first plants 470 million years ago triggered a series of ice ages, a new study has revealed.
Last Updated: Tuesday, January 31, 2012, 17:36
A mysterious cool spell which lasted into the late 19th century and dubbed Little Ice Age appears to have been caused by a series of volcanic eruptions and sustained by sea ice, a new study has suggested.
Last Updated: Monday, January 9, 2012, 12:27
Researchers have warned that unprecedented levels of greenhouse gases in the Earth’s atmosphere are disrupting normal patterns of glaciation.
Last Updated: Friday, November 4, 2011, 12:17
Both humans and climate change were responsible for the mass extinction of iconic Ice Age mammals 50,000 years ago.
Last Updated: Tuesday, June 28, 2011, 17:57
The rapid decline of glaciers along the peninsula has led to widespread speculation about how the rest of the continent`s ice sheets will react to rising global temperatures.
Last Updated: Friday, April 29, 2011, 09:32
Singer-actor Drake Graham and Beyonce are the latest to join the cast of the next ‘Ice Age’ movie.
Last Updated: Thursday, April 28, 2011, 08:41
JLo has signed up to appear in forthcoming animated sequel `Ice Age`.
Last Updated: Tuesday, February 15, 2011, 12:17
Researchers have mapped for the first time how the last British ice sheet shrank during the Ice Age.
Last Updated: Saturday, November 6, 2010, 11:46
Scientists say an excavation site in western Colorado is revealing an entire Ice Age ecosystem.
Last Updated: Tuesday, October 26, 2010, 18:47
A new study has put to rest the mystery of where old carbon was stored during the last glacial period.
Last Updated: Saturday, August 28, 2010, 10:12
Researchers traced the pathway of carbon dioxide released from the deep ocean to the atmosphere at the end of the last ice age.
Last Updated: Saturday, August 7, 2010, 10:45
Permafrost dating from the end of the last Ice Age around 13,000 years ago recently discovered in Poland could prove an invaluable tool in gauging global warming, Polish geologists said on Friday.
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