Examples of ice age in a Sentence
changes that occurred during the last ice age
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For instance, while the 2003 study only reports temperature change in Antarctica, a 2012 study found that global temperature warmed after CO2 levels rose at the end of the last ice age, according to Edward Brook, an Antarctic ice core researcher at Oregon State University.
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USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
The pygmy right whale, though smaller than the whales of today, is still quite large and would have been larger than the other members of its family that died out around the onset of an ice age.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 20 Mar. 2024
When the discovery of an ancient artifact unleashes an evil force, Ghostbusters new and old must unite to protect their home and save the world from a second ice age.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 Mar. 2024
Have Chernobyl Mutations Rewired Evolution? Gamma-Ray Events Through the Ages
Around 450 million years ago, during the Ordovician era, a sudden ice age is believed to have wiped out two thirds of animal life.
—Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 18 Mar. 2024
Following 2021’s Ghostbusters: Afterlife, the franchise picks up with an ancient artifact unleashing an evil force, and Ghostbusters new and old join forces to save the world from a second ice age.
—Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Mar. 2024
Absent the climate-changing effects of agriculture and industry, the world might now be tipping back into an ice age.
—Zach St. George, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024
However, other archaeological evidence like the 23,000 to 21,000 year-old White Sands footprints and Native American tradition suggests that humans were already living in the Americas before and during the last ice age.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 8 Nov. 2023
Archaeologists are using eDNA found in cave dirt to understand ancient human populations, while eDNA from cores of Arctic earth has revealed where mammoths and other ice age animals used to roam.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 5 Feb. 2024
USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
The pygmy right whale, though smaller than the whales of today, is still quite large and would have been larger than the other members of its family that died out around the onset of an ice age.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 20 Mar. 2024
When the discovery of an ancient artifact unleashes an evil force, Ghostbusters new and old must unite to protect their home and save the world from a second ice age.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 Mar. 2024
Have Chernobyl Mutations Rewired Evolution? Gamma-Ray Events Through the Ages
Around 450 million years ago, during the Ordovician era, a sudden ice age is believed to have wiped out two thirds of animal life.
—Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 18 Mar. 2024
Following 2021’s Ghostbusters: Afterlife, the franchise picks up with an ancient artifact unleashing an evil force, and Ghostbusters new and old join forces to save the world from a second ice age.
—Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Mar. 2024
Absent the climate-changing effects of agriculture and industry, the world might now be tipping back into an ice age.
—Zach St. George, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024
However, other archaeological evidence like the 23,000 to 21,000 year-old White Sands footprints and Native American tradition suggests that humans were already living in the Americas before and during the last ice age.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 8 Nov. 2023
Archaeologists are using eDNA found in cave dirt to understand ancient human populations, while eDNA from cores of Arctic earth has revealed where mammoths and other ice age animals used to roam.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 5 Feb. 2024
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“Ice age.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice%20age. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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