Large fluctuations in sea level throughout the last ice age challenge understanding of past climate

Large changes in global sea level, fueled by fluctuations in ice sheet growth and decay, occurred throughout the last ice age ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Meet the Extinct Camels of North America, From Ice Age Giants to Sheep-Size Runners

Largely outshone by fossils of horses, the earliest camels are getting another look from scientists determined to sort out ...

Discovery of four stone megastructures could change our view of prehistoric societies

Scientists have discovered evidence of stone megastructures on the Karst Plateau on the border of Slovenia and Italy that ...
Discover Magazine on MSN

Hippos Lived Alongside Mammoths 47,000 Years Ago During the Last Ice Age

Learn how radiocarbon dating and ancient DNA analysis revealed that hippos were alive and thriving during Europe’s last ice ...

Rethinking the “Ice Giants”: Uranus and Neptune may be rockier than we thought

Uranus and Neptune have been called the “ice giants” for decades. But in new research, that nickname might be more a misnomer ...

One of the World’s Largest Stegosaurus Skeletons Was Moved. Twice.

The American Museum of Natural History has found a more appropriate space for Apex, a nearly complete dinosaur skeleton lent ...
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Uranus And Neptune May Not Be "Ice Giants" But The Solar System's First "Rocky Giants"

Uranus and Neptune are the two furthest planets in the Solar System and have been visited only once by human spacecraft – by Voyager 2 over 30 years ago – so there is a lot about them that we do not ...