Global warming is producing a rapid loss of plant species—according to estimates, roughly 600 plant species have died out ...

The Little Ice Age was a period of global cooling that began during around 1300 CE and lasted until about 1850. Average ...

Discovered over a century ago, the late Upper Paleolithic archeological site included stone and bone tools, evidence of ...

Wear patterns on the teeth of skeletons found in Central Europe suggest children as young as 6 may have been wearing labrets ...

The cool conditions which have allowed ice caps to form on Earth are rare events in the planet's history and require many ...

Learn more about the Magdalenian peoples, who left traces of dissection and cannibalism on bones in a cave in Poland.

Records from 500 years ago document floods, famine and death in 16th century Transylvania due to wild weather swings during the Little Ice Age.

Researchers in Poland have found more evidence of violent cannibalism in the wake of the coldest period of the last Ice Age.

Flooding, famine, plagues. Historical documents from diaries to parish registers detail the dramatic impacts of the Little ...

Researchers are using diary entries, travel notes, religious registers, and other primary historical records to better understand extreme climate shifts in Transylvania during the 16th century.

The Cycle of Ice Ages Ice ages don't just appear out of nowhere. They are part of a natural cycle that our planet has ...

People have been recording local climates for centuries, chronicling hot and cold periods as well as resulting floods, famines, and fatal diseases. Now, researchers have examined a wealth of historic ...