How carbon helped to thaw the planet
In a new study scientists have been investigating how CO2 levels helped to end the last ice age. The research has shown that rising CO2 levels combine…
Scandinavian trees ’survived last Ice Age’
New research has challenged the idea that Scandinavian conifer trees all died in the last Ice Age. Up until now it was thought that the harsh conditio…
World’s oldest plant is 13,000 years old
The Jurupa Oak is so old that it was alive during the last Ice Age and before human agriculture. Unlike most plants the ancient oak reproduces by clon…
Last Ice Age took just 6 months to arrive
New research has suggested that the last Ice Age took only 6 months to turn a warm and sunny Europe to become engulfed in ice, 20 times quicker th…
