Ice Age

From Frozen to Sweltering: Earth’s Climate Over the Last 485 Million Years

Earth's last half-billion years were action-packed. During that time, the climate underwent many changes. There have been changes in ocean…

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A Distant Asteroid Collision Gave Earthly Biodiversity An Ancient Boost

About 466 million years ago, there was an asteroid collision in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. The collision…

5 years ago

12,800 Years Ago, Earth Was Struck by a Disintegrating Comet, Setting Off Global Firestorms

According to a massive research study, Earth was struck by a comet 12,800 years ago that caused massive wildfires to…

7 years ago

What is an Ice Age?

Planet Earth has gone through several "ice ages", where dropping temperatures has led to the expansion of ice sheets and…

8 years ago