When it comes to the fall of the Roman Empire, this climate shift may have been the straw that broke the camel’s back.” ...

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

Learn what the rocks in Iceland tell researchers about climate conditions at the time of the Roman Empire’s collapse.

“As glaciers move, they erode the landscape, breaking up rocks ... The team determined the ice-rafted rocks were likely dropped in Iceland in the seventh century, coinciding with a major climate ...

The unexpected discovery of Greenland rocks in Iceland hints that a centuries-long cold snap may have helped finish off the Western Roman Empire.

"Unusual rocks," discovered in Iceland, are believed to have been carried by icebergs ... “As glaciers move, they erode the ...

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