Now, new geological data show that sea levels rose about 125 feet (38 meters) between 11,000 and 3,000 years ago, according ...

Our planet’s last glacial period (colloquially known as the Ice Age) began around 115,000 years ago and lasted for over 103,000 years of the Pleistocene Epoch. During this time, ...

Earth's last ice age ended around 11,700 years ago and ... It means future work that includes data from the post-industrial period will likely push back the timing of the next ice age.

A new study published in Nature provides key insights into sea level rise after the last ice age, around 11,700 years ago.

A new analysis of ancient layers of peat at the bottom of the North Sea will help scientists more accurately project how much sea level will rise in the coming decades and centuries. The research ...

Periods of rapid climate variability that occurred throughout the last Ice Age, during which time climate alternated between cold stadial conditions and relatively mild interstadial periods Proxy ...

began some 11,700 years ago when the last ice age ended. It's known as an interglacial period, or a time between ice ages. The current period should be a stable interglacial, which means the next ...

The last ice age ended about 10,000 years ago ... Homo erectus appeared in Africa at the start of the period, and as time marched on the hominid line evolved bigger brains and higher intelligence.

New geological data has given more insight into the rate and magnitude of global sea level rise following the last ice age, about 11,700 ... data from this period. Using a unique dataset for ...

Until now, the rates and extent of sea level rise during the early Holocene were poorly understood because of a lack of sound geological data from this period. Researchers from Deltares, the ...

The period continues to shape variations in sea level along the ... 69 percent – of the observed vertical land motion is due to ongoing effects from the last ice age. “This ice age effect is the ...

Scientists have predicted future glacial periods ... ice ages are cyclical and can be predicted based on the Earth's orbit of the sun.Image: Kerem Yucel/AFP/Getty Images Earth's last ice age ...