How Climate Shifts Shaped Human Innovation: Lessons from the Ice Age #24
1. Introduction: Climate as a Catalyst for Human Ingenuity The Ice Age stands as one of Earth’s most transformative climate epochs, shaping not only ecosystems but the very course of human evolution. Between 2.6 million and 11,700 years ago, repeated glacial advances and retreats created extreme environmental volatility. These abrupt shifts—abrupt temperature swings, expanding ice … Read more