As the last Ice Age came to an end nearly 10,000 years ago, something unexpected happened deep beneath Earth’s surface. Large glaciers began to melt. The sea levels rose quickly—about 1 centimeter per ...

Around 10,000 years ago, as the last Ice Age drew to a close, the drifting of the continent of North America, and spreading ...

Differences between the fireplaces suggest a clever and intentional use. Whether it was used for cooking, heating, lighting, ...

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

Melting glaciers 10,000 years ago sped up continental drift and volcanic activity, a process that could repeat as modern ice ...

WASHINGTON, April 8 (Reuters) - The dire wolf was one of the most formidable predators in the Americas during the last Ice ...

The earliest Greek cave art depicting extinct animals was discovered on Crete and is believed to be at least 11,000 years old ...

Hominids have been using fire for at least a million years — but scientists have found that human fire-wielding skills during our planet's last great Ice Age became so advanced that they would ...

Early human communication networks revealed thanks to ancient stone tools and blades located in a South African cave.