Rocks from Greenland found on Iceland's west coast could link the late Roman Empire's fall to a spell of sudden climate ...

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

Analysis of rocks from Iceland indicates that extreme climate possibly led to the wipeout of the Western Roman Empire.

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

A multidisciplinary team has revealed new insight into what’s known as the Late Antique Little Ice Age (LALIA), which is exactly what it sounds like: an ice age that lasted “only” for two to three ...

Generated by ash clouds from three separate volcanic eruptions around 540 C.E., this ice age — the Late Antique Little Ice Age — blocked out the sun and cooled the surface of Earth for some 200 to 300 ...

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

Around 10,000 years ago, as the last Ice Age drew to a close, the drifting of the continent of North America, and spreading ...

Unusual rocks on an Icelandic beach were dropped there by icebergs, adding to evidence that an unusually cool period preceded ...

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 ...

Evidence from a prehistoric site at the shore of the Dnister river in modern-day Ukraine shows that people living during the ...