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• plural of ice age.

ice ages

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1. Periods in the history of the Earth when large glaciers covered much of the surface of the continents.

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The last ice age ended less than twenty thousand years ago.

Scientists believe that there will be more ice ages in the future, caused by tiny changes in the Earth's orbit and rotation.

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This prehistoric creature has survived ice ages, the asteroid impact that killed the dinosaurs, and continental drift.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

The main long-term risks are corrosion of the copper canisters or earthquakes during future ice ages, which could potentially damage the capsules and cause radioactive fuel to leak, Kyllonen said.

From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026

First, colder ocean temperatures during ice ages reduced melting beneath portions of the Antarctic ice sheet that extend below sea level.

From Science Daily ● May 29, 2026

Laboratory analyses, as yet unpublished, revealed the rocks came from more than 50 different eruptions, nearly 90% of which occurred between ice ages, when temperatures were warm, like today’s—and when ice sheets were presumably thin.

From Science Magazine ● Dec. 2, 2024

Berkner suggests that there may have been cycles of oxygen production and carbon dioxide consumption, depending on relative abundances of plant and animal life, with the ice ages representing periods of apnea.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

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