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Throughout the Quaternary period of recent geological history, there have been alternating cycles of ice ages and warm intervals. Scientists can understand past climate changes by analyzing the composition of climate records. Specifically, for the last ice age that occurred about 100,000 years ago,
Quaternary period reveals rapid climate shifts through "hiccups" in temperature. Study examines Dansgaard-Oeschger events in the last two glacial periods, showing North Atlantic's role. Stalagmites in Turkey's Sofular Cave indicate similar patterns as Gre
Environmental problems fueled the chaos that destroyed a kingdom -- and cleared a path for a new religion.
New research from the University of Basel in Switzerland says an extreme drought in the sixth century may have contributed to fall of the Himyarite Kingdom in Yemen
The severe aridity on the Arabian Peninsula, in 6th century A.D., and the other, already known factors, contributed to the downfall of an ancient kingdom, leaving the region fractured and unstable.