ice age

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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

"At the end of the day, does it matter much if the start of the next ice age is 50, 100, or 200 thousand years into the future?"

From Science Daily • Dec. 21, 2025

The explanation comes from the repeated advance and retreat of glaciers during a previous martian ice age.

From Science Daily • Nov. 26, 2025

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

Not unusually severe for an ice age, it had twin peaks, the first about 70,000 years ago and the second at about 20,000 years ago.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari