Spectacular ice age landscapes have been revealed beneath the North Sea. These deep, kilometres-wide channels, known as tunnel valleys, were cut by fast-flowing rivers that ran under Northern ...

These furrows highlight that the North Sea experienced strong ocean currents over 1 million years ago before becoming encased in ice. Although these seismic scans create an incredible opportunity ...

Glaciologists used sound waves to reveal Ice Age landforms buried beneath almost 1 km of mud in the North Sea. The results suggest that the landforms were produced about 1 million years ago ...

The study shows that the North Sea was characterized by strong ocean currents prior to about 1 million years ago, after which it became more directly influenced by ice sheets. The research team ...