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Features a summary of the sequence of events for the last 130,000 years, from the time the ice started melting.
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Get the scoop on everything you wanted to know about glaciers.
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Web site related to the NOVA television program about the big sweep and panorama of the Ice Age. Links to other resources.
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Learn what a glacier is, how it forms, how it moves, and what types of glaciers exist in the world.
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See the inside of a glacier and look at over 20 other glacier related pictures provided by the College of Natural Resources at Colorado State University.
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Learn what a glacier is, how it forms, and how frequently ice ages occur.
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Interesting facts about the ice ages are written like newspaper articles, with pictures showing how this history has been discovered. Includes details of what life was like for animals at the time.
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Briefly describes what caused them, how the ice built up, and what later made it melt.
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A guide to the climatic changes that occurred during the Paleolithic.
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Outlines one possible explanation for the big change in climate that resulted in a cold period lasting thousands of years. Includes suggestions for finding out the evidence for this idea.
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Looks at the fossils from the La Brea area to get an idea of what life was like during the ice age.
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Explains what ice ages are, and describes some of the animals that might have lived in Canada at the time.
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Scientific paper documents the cold time that happened in Europe around 1800.
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Heading north to Alaska means going to glacier heaven! Discover how glaciers are formed and just what glaciers do.
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An interactive exploration of what northern England might have been like 50,000 years ago. Includes virtual tour, discoveries, quizzes and pictures.
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Explains how the ice builds up and glaciers are made.
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Encyclopedia article outlines the theories used to explain the ice ages, and the effects of the interglacial periods.
