Ice Age

Ancient Antarctic Bottom Water expansion triggered carbon release and ended the last Ice Age, offering critical insight into ocean circulation’s role in global climate change.

Ancient Mammoth RNA unveils secrets of Ice age survival

Scientists recovered 39,000-year-old RNA from a frozen mammoth, revealing gene activity, physiology and stress, opening new windows into extinct animal biology.

Mammoths were staple diet for first humans in North America during Ice Age, finds study

The analysis revealed that large animals accounted for 96% of the mother’s diet, with mammoths comprising 40%. Other large animals, including elk, bison, camels, and horses, contributed to the remainder.

Giant woolly mammoths may have gone extinct due to pollen allergies, new study reveals surprising theory

A new study suggests that clouds of pollen floating over the mammoth steppe at the end of the last ice age may have played a key role in wiping out these ancient giants.

Wooly mammoths’ mysterious extinction: New study reveals why these giant species disappeared

The final population of woolly mammoths lived on Wrangel Island, a remote landmass off the coast of modern-day Siberia.

Watch: Ice Age's Scrat finally gets his acorn in farewell video from animation studio

Blue Sky Studios, the animation company behind 'Ice Age', was closed by Disney in 2021 because of Covid-related economic difficulties.

Kapil Sharma's OTT debut to 'Ice Age', what's on Netflix, Hotstar for weekend binge

Kapil Sharma, the hugely popular comic who made households burst out into laughter with his television show, makes his OTT debut on Netflix today with his highly anticipated Netflix special "Kapil Sharma: I am not done yet".

Forget global warming, Alaska is headed for ice age

Bucking the overall global warming trend, Alaska may actually be heading for an ice age with scientists reporting a steady temperature decline in the snow covered US state.

Did a crashing meteor kick-start Ice Ages?

A gigantic meteor collided with the earth about 2.5 million years ago, generating the mother of all tsunamis, hundreds of metres high, possibly plunging the planet into the Ice Ages...

Next ice age not likely before 1,500 years: Study

High levels of carbon dioxide emissions in the atmosphere mean the next ice age is unlikely to begin for at least 1,500 years, an article in the journal Nature Geoscience said on Monday.