Geological evidence off the coast of Iceland suggests climate change as a key factor in the decline of the Roman Empire.

According to a recent study, the Late Antique Little Ice Age (LALIA), a climate crisis in the 6th century lasting 200 ... migrations that transformed the map of Europe at the time.

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 ...

A trio of researchers has found evidence of the impact of the Late Antique Little Ice Age on Iceland almost 1,500 years ago. In their paper published in the journal Geology, Christopher Spencer ...

A multidisciplinary team has revealed new insight into what’s known as the Late Antique Little Ice Age (LALIA), which ... made landfall during the seventh century, aligning neatly with what ...

Yet a lack of evidence from the coldest part of the ice age has prevented scientists from saying how. “We know that fire was widespread before and after this period, but there is little evidence ...

offers new evidence about the intensity and scope of the Late Antique Little Ice Age, a climatic episode that occurred in the 6th century and may have played a key role in the collapse of the Roman ...

The dukes of Croy set aside the roughly 3.5-square kilometer (1.35-square mile) reserve in the mid-19th century. On Saturday, recently-birthed foals cavorted with the rest of the herd in the ...

DUELMEN, Germany (AP) — A herd of wild horses that traces its origins to the 14th century still roams the countryside in western Germany. The herd is known as the Dülmener Wildpferde in German ...

Scientists have found new evidence showing the scale of the Late Antique Little Ice Age. The University of Southampton ... likely deposited during the 7th century, coinciding with a major climate ...