The last ice age, or glacial period, ended about 11,700 years ago. That transition ushered in the Holocene, an era of relative climate stability which enabled human civilisations to flourish.

But there’s a catch. This natural rhythm assumes that nothing interferes. “And because we are now living in an interglacial period – called the Holocene – we are also able to provide an initial ...

This transition marked the beginning of the Holocene epoch, an era of relative climate stability that enabled early human societies to shift from nomadic hunting and gathering to settled agriculture.

CHILLICOTHE ― Bird flu may have been found in waterfowl at Yoctangee Park. According to Andy Chow, communications chief at the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, the Division of Wildlife ...

Since late 2024, the avian influenza virus H5N1 has been spreading rapidly through wild bird populations, possibly spurred by fall migration. Waterfowl and seabirds have been hit hard, though ...

Share on Pinterest A recent CDC MMWR report shows three new asymptomatic human cases of bird flu, suggesting the virus may be slowly spreading. Johanna Moya/Getty Images A growing bird flu ...

Geologists recently discovered 3,000-year-old bird footprints in the sediment near the Allah Bund uplift in Kutch. This hints that the now arid region once had a water body. The findings suggest ...

Fossilised bird footprints, estimated to be around 3,000 years old ... Further analysis confirmed that these impressions belonged to shorebirds from the Late Holocene period. This finding indicates ...

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Tech company Bird, formerly known as MessageBird, is leaving the Netherlands and restructuring its operations across six global hubs, CEO Robert Vis announced. The move marks a major shift for the ...