The oldest ice disappears and the Stone Age emerges from it
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Oct 30, 2026First seen
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- dxs
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- Oct 30, 2026
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- sciencenorway.no
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The oldest ice disappears and the Stone Age emerges from it was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Oct 30, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 88 checks on 2 different days. Its best position was #13 of 30, reached on Oct 31, 17:37 UTC. It dropped off the list after Oct 31, 18:22 UTC.
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To be clear, so far some of the oldest ice found is over 6 million years old... https://news.oregonstate.edu/news/six-million-year-old-ice-d...
So this means these areas were once not ice covered? Does this mean the area is returning to what it was a thousand years ago? And, back then, this was the normal or is ice covering the normal?
What's most impressive to me is how razor sharp the slate arrowhead they show in the top photo is. I've seen photos of many stone age arrowheads but they are usually much more dull and blunted.
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Is The oldest ice disappears and the Stone Age emerges from it trending on Hacker News right now?
Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Oct 31, 18:22 UTC, after 2 days of trending.
What is the highest rank The oldest ice disappears and the Stone Age emerges from it reached?
#13 on Hacker News · Front page, on Oct 31, 17:37 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
How long has The oldest ice disappears and the Stone Age emerges from it been trending?
It was first seen on Oct 30, 2026 and has been on the list on 2 days (88 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
144 points and 56 comments; submitted by dxs on Oct 30, 2026.