ice age

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This cooling came just as the planet was emerging from the last ice age and beginning to warm.

From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2026

Sir Keir Starmer's visit to China this week is the clearest sign yet the two countries are seeking to end the diplomatic "ice age" that has defined their relationship.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

This area contains a series of long, shallow grooves set within a landscape of deep valleys, scattered impact craters, and surface textures that point to a distant ice age on the Red Planet.

From Science Daily • Nov. 26, 2025

This revealed that, nearly 11,000 years ago, just after the last ice age, dog skulls started to change shape.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2025

An ice age later, the grandfather clock struck 2:00.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles