The peak of the Ice Age is thought to be around 19,000 years ago, and the Ice Age ended around 10,000 years ago. As the name suggests, this was a time when the climate was much, much colder than it is today. In fact, much of the Earth's surface was covered in sheets of ice...
ocean currents, Earth's position in space, and continental movements, to name a few. The interaction between these factors is still the subject of intense study (and debate) by scientists. While we cannot say with 100% certainty when the next ice age will occur, we can say it will defini...
Australia’s Aboriginal people were thought to have arrived here by boat from South East Asia during the last Ice Age, at least 50,000 years ago. At the time of European discovery and settlement, up to one million Aboriginal people lived across the continent as hunters and gatherers. They ...
The Amazing History of Global-Warming Science John Tyndall, an English scientist in the forefront of the ice-age debate of the 1800’s, wondered how the climate could have changed so much. He suspected the atmosphere, which was known to have the ability to trap the sun’s heat. Working...
The RMS Titanic, a luxury steamship, sank in the early hours of April 15, 1912, off the coast of Newfoundland in the North Atlantic after sideswiping an iceberg during its maiden voyage. Of the 2,240 passengers and crew on board, more than 1,500 lost their lives in the disaster. Titan...
Iceland, island country located in the North Atlantic Ocean. Lying on the constantly active geologic border between North America and Europe, Iceland is a land of vivid contrasts of climate, geography, and culture. The country’s capital is Reykjavik. Le
Both mastodons and mammoths have a trunk, tusks, chunky legs and a hairy coat, but mastodons have lower shoulders and gentler tusks. This large land mammal roamed North America throughout the Ice Age; meet it yourself when visiting the Hintze Hall. ...
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Ice Age (Jégkorszak) – A Spectacular & Interactive Exhibition With Teeth – With Claw: The World of Mammal Predators Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest Location – Getting There Address: Ludovika tér 2-6., district VIII. Entrance of the Natural History Museum ...
History of the Sámi People and Culture The origins of Indigenous peoples inhabiting northern Europe trace back to around 10,000 years ago, when the end of the last Ice Age allowed the first settlers to migrate across Northern Europe. Experts believe that the Sámi people descended from these ...