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

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

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 ...

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

Yet a lack of evidence from the coldest part of the ice age has prevented scientists from saying how. “We know that fire was widespread before and after this period, but there is little evidence ...

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

Researchers in Vienna found three fireplaces from the coldest period of the Ice Age, also the most mysterious.

It's no surprise the Great Barrier Reef is one of the most Googled natural wonders on Earth. This living icon boasts over ...