Rocks from Greenland found on Iceland's west coast could link the late Roman Empire's fall to a spell of sudden climate ...

Although the team obviously can’t tie zircon minerals to the Roman Empire’s collapse, their lengthy migration inside frozen ...

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Ice age triggered by volcanic ash from three massive eruptions that lowered global temperatures may have caused the Roman ...

Many historians agree that the fall of the Western Roman Empire, usually dated to the fall of ancient Rome in 476 CE, marked the end of classical antiquity. What they don’t always agree on, however, ...

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Unusual rocks on an Icelandic beach were dropped there by icebergs, adding to evidence that an unusually cool period preceded ...

A team of international scientists, led by researchers from the University of Southampton, has traced strange, out-of-place ...

In the worst, it faces the fall of the Roman Empire. As it was for Rome, so too will it be for America — unless, they suggest, we learn the lessons of history. Whether they focus on the fall of ...

A new study reveals ancient Greenland rocks in Iceland, evidencing iceberg movement during the Late Antique Little Ice Age.