When it comes to the fall of the Roman Empire, this climate shift may have been the straw that broke the camel’s back.” ...

A team of international scientists, led by researchers from the University of Southampton, has traced strange ... of these puzzling rocks. Along a raised beach terrace in Iceland, scientists ...

Now, newfound evidence of this mini ice age has been found in Iceland ... beach terrace on Iceland's west coast was unusually ...

The information comes from tiny zircon crystals found inside the rocks. Unusual small stones on a beach in Iceland may help tell the story of the Roman Empire’s demise. A team of researchers ...

Rocks from Greenland found on Iceland's west coast could link the late Roman Empire's fall to a spell of sudden climate change. But historians say that the real story is likely much more complicated.