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

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

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

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

Learn more about how income inequality may increase the potential for political instability and may have led to the collapse ...

A University of Southampton spokeswoman said: “Historians have long debated the role of climatic cooling in the fall of the Roman empire. “This new research strengthens the case that a brief ...

Scientists have found new evidence showing the scale of the Late Antique Little Ice Age. The University of Southampton team, ...

What comes to mind when you think about the kind of Roman Emperor who managed to establish an indestructible empire?

A trio of researchers from Bocconi University, in Italy, the University of Cambridge, in the U.K., and Stanford University, ...

Research led by scientists at the University of Southampton, in collaboration with institutions from Canada and China, offers ...