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North America’s oldest human footprints tell a tale of ice age chaos

Pollen evidence reveals present-day New Mexico transformed completely within only a few decades during the ice age period when these footprints were made.

On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Vera Bullock on BBN Newsroom
Published 2:47 PM ET, Friday, October 16, 2026

Photo: uncredited National Park Service employee · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN

Photo: White Sands National Park — Photo: uncredited National Park Service employee · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN

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First reported by Popular Science: “North America’s oldest human footprints tell a tale of ice age chaos”.
Covered on BBN on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 2:47 PM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Dr. Nina Byte and Vera Bullock.
Topics: North America.
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Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentPopular Science reports: North America’s oldest human footprints tell a tale of ice age chaos.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorPollen shows how present-day New Mexico completely transformed within only a few decades. The post North America’s oldest human footprints tell a tale of ice age chaos appeared first on Popular Science.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI have so many questions.