The main cause of a rapid global cooling period, known as the Big Freeze or Younger Dryas - which occurred nearly 13,000 years ago - has been identified thanks to the help of an academic at the University of Sheffield.

In the film, 'The Day After Tomorrow' the world enters the icy grip of a new glacial period within the space of just a few weeks.

Canadian scientists studying ice core records are questioning current theories about the rapid cooling of the Northern Hemisphere 8,200 years ago.

By Amanda Ricker, Grand Forks Herald, N.D. Jan. 28--Ten years after the flood, the Grand Forks School District is set to complete its new look. A project officials say will culminate 10 years worth of renovations to Grand Forks schools is slated to begin construction this spring.

By Amanda Ricker, Grand Forks Herald, N.D. Oct. 3--A project that officials say will complete 10 years worth of renovations to Grand Forks schools is moving forward.