See Playful Snow Sloths and Other Ice Age Creatures in New Prehistoric Planet Trailer (Exclusive)

Narrator Tom Hiddleston teases "remarkable creatures and epic clashes for survival" in a sneak peek at 'Prehistoric Planet: ...

Ancient trees' inefficient photorespiration may have helped stabilize Earth's atmosphere during last ice age

Ancient trees may have played a key role in regulating Earth's climate during the last ice age—by 'breathing' less ...

Ancient mammoth tooth offers clues about Ice Age life in northeastern Canada

A worn-down mammoth tooth discovered nearly 150 years ago on an island in Nunavut offers new insights into where and how the ...
Yahoo

Scientists make alarming discovery in samples from last Ice Age: 'You can't model the future unless you understand what happened'

Scientists in Ireland are studying the ancient British-Irish Ice Sheet in an attempt to better understand the future, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists reported. Their work involves mapping and ...
Ars Technica

Megafauna was the meat of choice for South American hunters

The extinction of the Pleistocene megafauna may be people’s fault after all, according to a recent study. A team of archaeologists recently examined animal bones at sites dating to the waning years of ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

This challenge encourages Wisconsin hikers to hit the Ice Age Trail in October

An annual hiking challenge is back this October, encouraging people to get outside and enjoy the fall colors along the Ice Age National Scenic Trail in Wisconsin. The Ice Age Trail Alliance's Mammoth ...