Archaeological records indicate that prehistoric people in Europe relied on fire throughout the Ice Age—but the evidence ...

The unexpected discovery of Greenland rocks in Iceland hints that a centuries-long cold snap may have helped finish off the ...

By understanding how ancient plants absorbed carbon and influenced climate, experts gain critical insight into how ecosystems might behave in our world.

Evidence from a prehistoric site at the shore of the Dnister river in modern-day Ukraine shows that people living during the ...

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 ...

Stone Age humans mastered fire technology during Earth's harshest climate period 23,000 years ago, creating hearths that ...

Much of Earth's heat uptake is passed to the ocean, making ocean heat content key for understanding long-term climate ...

For decades, scientists puzzled over two key climate mysteries. What sparked the formation of Earth’s vast ice sheets during ...

Scientists have made a “sensational” find at one of Austria’s most famous Palaeolithic sites, shedding light on daily life before the peak of the last Ice Age. They discovered two distinct ...

And while glaciers in Switzerland lost *** record amount of ice last year, 2023 was just as bad. *** recent report by Glacier Monitoring Switzerland, or GLAMOS, indicated that Swiss glaciers have ...

And while glaciers in Switzerland lost *** record amount of ice last year, 2023 was just as bad. *** recent report by Glacier Monitoring Switzerland, or GLAMOS, indicated that Swiss glaciers have lost ...

Arctic sea ice had its weakest winter buildup since record-keeping began 47 years ago, a symptom of climate change that will have repercussions globally, scientists said Thursday. The Arctic ...