For decades, scientists puzzled over two key climate mysteries. What sparked the formation of Earth’s vast ice sheets during ...

The unexpected discovery of Greenland rocks in Iceland hints that a centuries-long cold snap may have helped finish off the Western Roman Empire.

Scientists have uncovered evidence that sheds light on a little-known ice age that may have contributed to the decline of the Roman Empire. "Unusual rocks," discovered in Iceland, are believed to ...

Although the team obviously can’t tie zircon minerals to the Roman Empire’s collapse, their lengthy migration inside frozen ...

It is still unclear what caused the Little Ice Age, but scientists think that reduced solar output, increased volcanism, and changes in the circulation of the atmosphere may have contributed.

Researchers have found evidence to suggest that a 'little ice age' contributed to the Roman ... It lasted for 200 to 300 years and caused mass migrations throughout Europe that may have reshaped ...

This ties in neatly with evidence for a colder period sometimes called the Late Antique Little Ice Age. The cause of this event is unclear – some think it was triggered by volcanoes, others by ...

This causes a net transport of freshwater out ... Dansgaard/Oeschger Cycles and the Little Ice Age," In Mechanisms of Global Climate Change at Millennial Timescales, eds. P. U.

Research led by scientists at the University of Southampton, in collaboration with institutions from Canada and China, offers new evidence about the intensity and scope of the Late Antique Little Ice ...