From frozen landscapes to dramatic shifts in terrain, the Ice Age dramatically altered Earth's geography. Join us as we ...

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

Learning to control fire was a game-changer for ancient humans, who could use it to cook food, see at night, and endure cold ...

A new study published in Geoarchaeology reveals that Ice Age humans crafted hearths in the frozen steppe of Ukraine with such ...

Unusual rocks on an Icelandic beach were dropped there by icebergs, adding to evidence that an unusually cool period preceded the collapse of the Roman Empire ...

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

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

New research, however, suggests this drift can speed up or slow down over relatively short time periods. Around 10,000 years ago as the last Ice Age drew to a close, the drifting of the continent ...

"We know that fire was widespread before and after this period, but there is little evidence from the height of the Ice Age," explained William Murphree, a geoarchaeologist at the University of ...

But how did our Ice Age ancestors do it? There actually isn’t much in the archaeological record to help answer that question. “We know that fire was widespread before and after this period, but there ...