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Ancient rocks suggest that Earth was once a 'snowball'
Ever since the term “Snowball Earth” was first proposed in a 1992 paper, it has prompted substantial debate among scientists.
'Snowball Earth:' Entire planet was likely covered in ice more than 600 million years ago
New evidence found in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado supports the notion that Snowball Earth was indeed a global phenomenon.
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Fossil teeth suggest a long childhood is the prelude to the evolution of a large brain
This is a key developmental period for acquiring all the cognitive skills needed ... The scientists scanned the teeth for the first time in 2006, and the first results on the fossil's age at death ...
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Mammoth quiz: Test your knowledge of the ice age beasts
Most of us are familiar with the mammoths in the "Ice Age" movies, but how much do you really know about these creatures?
Tiny oceanic plankton adapted to warming during the last ice age, but probably won’t survive future climate change – new study
Scientists have compared data from the last ice age, around 21,000 years ago, and modern records to see what happened to ...
Ice Age plankton model suggests sea life will struggle to survive future global warming
A new study highlights how some marine life could face extinction over the next century, if human-induced global warming ...
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The Little Ice Age Triggered The Collapse Of The Ming Dynasty, Causing A Series Of Extreme Droughts That Led To Crop Failures, Famine, And Rebellion
The Little Ice Age brought colder temperatures and irregular rainfall patterns ... 1561 C.E. and 1661 C.E., which was ...