A trio of researchers has found evidence of the impact of the Late Antique Little Ice Age on Iceland almost 1,500 years ago.

Learn what the rocks in Iceland tell researchers about climate conditions at the time of the Roman Empire’s collapse.

New evidence has led to an update of when an ancient ice sheet that used to cover large portions of North America melted – a discovery has implications for modern ice sheets and glaciers in the face ...

Previous analysis indicates that Earth endured a roughly 200–300 year long ice age starting around 540 ... collected not from modern areas of the ancient Roman empire, but from Iceland.