There are times when the global climate is warmer (interglacial phases ... The last major cold period was known as the Pleistocene, started 2.6 million years ago and ended just 10,000 years ...

“We have a strong indication that the uppermost 2,480 meters contain a climate record that goes back to 1.2 million years in a high-resolution record where up to 13,000 years are compressed into one ...

Seismic technology has revealed secrets of the Earth from a million years ago. During the Mid-Pleistocene Transition (MPT), the Earth adopted a 100,000-year glacial-interglacial cycle compared to the ...

First, they noted a diminution in all three mammalian taxa in the final Pleistocene period, particularly during the cold conditions of the Younger Dryas, 13,000 to 11,500 years ago. A second body ...