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The Ice Age skill that mattered more than hunting

The Ice Age was one of the harshest periods in human history. Food was scarce, predators were everywhere, and the climate was ...

Study reveals hidden role of permafrost in ancient climate change

For decades, scientists have looked to the oceans for answers about one of Earth’s biggest climate mysteries: Why did ...

Genome study shows what made the extinct Ice Age cave lion unique

By Will Dunham June 4 (Reuters) - The cave lion was one of the biggest cats to ever live, prowling a huge swathe of territory ...

In 1913, workers digging asphalt in Los Angeles uncovered one of the world's richest Ice Age fossil sites

What began as routine asphalt excavation in Los Angeles more than a century ago would eventually reveal one of the most ...

Sensitivity of Antarctic ice to climate change sharply increased after ice age shift, study shows

A new study published in the journal Nature Geoscience by researchers at the IBS Center for Climate Physics (ICCP) at Pusan National University in South Korea shows that the Antarctic ice sheet became ...