They have shown that many species, including humans, expanded their geographical ranges since the height of the last ice age, approximately 20,000 years ago. At this time, European ice sheets ...

Humans seem to have been adapted to the last ice age in similar ways to wolves and bears, according to our recent study, challenging longstanding theories about how and where our ancestors lived ...

At the height of the last ice age, which occurred approximately 20,000 years ago, many species, including humans, spread out geographically. By then, European ice sheets had reached Denmark and ...

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New research reveals that early humans who took refuge in modern-day Spain and Portugal were the only Europeans to survive the last Ice Age.

Humans seem to have followed the same distribution pattern as brown bears in the last ice age. (Image credit: Volodymyr Burdiak via Shutterstock) This pattern includes Homo sapiens too.

Despite the abundance of theories about the arrival of humans in North America, there is one that is most accredited by ...

Fire as organizing principle. Humanity and fire have been reforging the Earth since the end of the last glaciation, about 11,500 years ago.Generally, these changes have made landscapes more fire ...

To keep warm during the most recent ice age, early humans needed protective clothing. What these garments looked like and just how they were put together has remained an archeological mystery. Now ...

For millennia, fire has been considered an essential element for human survival: it not only provided warmth in hostile climates but also enabled food cooking, tool-making, and even served as a hub ...

Humans seem to have followed the same distribution pattern as brown bears in the last ice age. Volodymyr Burdiak/Shutterstock. This pattern includes Homo sapiens too. Neanderthals had already been ...

Humans seem to have been adapted to the last ice age in similar ways to wolves and bears, according to our recent study, challenging longstanding theories about how and where our ancestors lived ...