Chinese and Norwegian scientists have drilled an almost 600-meter deep hole into the Tibetan Plateau. This gives them a window into the past. Among their findings is that ice age cycles suddenly became stronger just over 600,000 years ago. Researchers were also struck by how little plant life has changed over the past 1.7 million years.
Reindeer genes show clear influence from last Ice Age The genes of modern reindeer help scientists understand how past climates affected the species - and give clues as to how reindeer will handle future climate change.
Glacier reveals 5,400-year-old Stone Age arrow The oldest artefact ever found in a Scandinavian snowdrift glacier has researchers abuzz. “We’ve never seen 5,000-year-old objects melt out of the ice before,” says an archaeologist from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.
Why Svalbard is rising OPINION: New measurements explain why the uplift of the Svalbard islands is larger than the models predict.
