Imagine Earth covered in thick sheets of ice. And sea levels so low you could walk to a different continent. This is what our ...

You can learn all about how the Ice Age impacted Utah at an exhibit at the Natural History Museum of Utah on Saturday, June 7, 2025, for a limited time. "Mysteries of the Ice Ages" explores 18,000 ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Regular changes in Earth's orbit and axial tilt may have triggered the start and end of ice ages ...

Around 20,000 years ago, Earth was very, very cold. Global temperatures were 10 degrees Fahrenheit colder than they are today and most of North America was covered in ice. That ice was almost half a ...

In the Kocaköy district of Diyarbakır, southeastern Türkiye, a broad rock formation perched atop a slender column draws ...

Earth’s path around the Sun is not a fixed racetrack but a slowly shifting orbit, and those subtle changes have a long history of reshaping the planet’s climate. As astronomers refine how these ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Timothy Lee and other Natural History Museum of Utah staff closely watched as the race for Utah's NHL team name unfolded — with a vested interest in one particular candidate. Their ...

"Such a transition to a glacial state in 10,000 years' time is very unlikely to happen, because human emissions of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere have already diverted the climate from its natural ...

Whether they take the form of carved images, sculptured figurines, or elegant abstractions, artifacts produced in prehistoric times are rarely seen as artistic expressions in their own right. Rather, ...

Jared Wildenradt is likely the most prolific hiker of the Ice Age National Scenic Trail ever, and he doesn't plan to stop anytime soon. Lisa Siewert teaches geology and geography at the University of ...