Ice Age vs. Transformers

It seems like the badly-reviewed Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen doesn't have enough engine power to compete against the animated franchise of Ice Age. According to EARLY estimates for Wednesday, Ice Age 3D: Dawn of the Dinosaurs opened with $13 million. While...

'Pickled' baby mammoth Lyuba gives glimpse of Ice Age

A 'pickled' baby mammoth, called Lyuba, was found very well preserved after she was killed in a swamp about 40,000 years ago. She is so well preserved that she will be able to give scientists a glimpse into life in...

Hectares of ancient fossil forests found in abandoned US coal mines

Five new fossilized forests have been discovered in a series of interconnected US coal mines, adding to one found at the same site last year.  The fossilized vegetation covers thousands of hectares, across...

Sahara: Remains of 5,000-year-old cemetery found.

Opinion Barry Artiste. Now Public Contributor Certainly Now Public’s Contributor Paschen’s story last week on the Sahara validates Paschen's story and this story, as they try to turn the tide on the Sahara, as...

Mammoths may roam again after 27,000 years

"BODIES of extinct Ice Age mammals, such as woolly mammoths, that have been frozen in permafrost for thousands of years may contain viable sperm that could be used to bring them back from the dead, scientists said...

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