by Jack Le MoineIt’s 200,000 years ago and another ice age has just started. Two species of humans continue as before. Neanderthals had been
The Age of Mammals, 65 MYA – 200,000 BC
by Jack Le MoineIn the aftermath of the great comet, the small survived. Hot blooded creatures, the mammals dominated. As time went by, the
The Age of Dinosaurs, 250 MYA – 65 MYA
by Jack Le MoineAh, yes! The dinosaurs. Animals were big; the weather was hot; their blood ran cold. Little warm blooded mammals eeked out their
The Age of Animals, 400 MYA – 250 MYA
by Jack Le MoineBefore the dinosaurs, (if the logic of evolution is to be believed), the animals were less evolved. Scientists posit that
The Age of Fish, 650 MYA – 400 MYA
by Jack Le MoineIt is surprising that the earliest microbes appeared just as the Earth was beginning the last fourth of it's 4.5 billion
The Age of Geology, 4.6 BYA – 650 MYA
by Jack Le MoineFor 4 billion years, the most advanced form of life on Earth was single celled organisms. From the standpoint of life, this
The Age of Cosmology, 20 BYA – 4.6 BYA
Cosmology is the study of the origins of the universe. General opinion is that the universe started with a big bang. 100 years from now, who knows
The Medieval Age, 1000 – 1500
by Jack Le MoineAh, yes! Knights, castles, monasteries and crusades. And that's just in Europe!This age saw the Mongols conquer much of
The European Age, 1500 – 2000
by Jack Le MoineBoth the name and the time period really fits. There is a coherence to this previous period of history. Starting with the