An ice age is a long period of reduction in the temperature of the Earth's surface and atmosphere. Ice Age may also refer to: Science Last Glacial Period, the most recent glacial period (115,000 to 11,700 years ago) Late Cenozoic Ice Age, the geologic period of the last 33.9 million years Little Ice Age, a period of relative cold in certain regions from roughly 1450–1480 Pleistocene, a geologic epoch, often colloquially referred to as the "Ice Age", that includes the world's most recent repeated glaciations (2,580,000 to 11,700 years ago) Plio-Pleistocene, a geological pseudo-period Quaternary glaciation, the geologic period of the last 2.58 million years Film and television Ice Age (franchise), an American media franchise Ice Age (2002 film), the first film in the franchise Ice Age: The Meltdown, a 2006 sequel Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, a 2009 sequel Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas, a 2011 TV special Ice Age: Continental Drift, a 2012 sequel Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade, a 2016 TV special Ice Age: Collision Course, a 2016 sequel The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild, a 2022 spin-off. Ice Age: Scrat Tales, a 2022 spinoff series Ice Age (1975 film), a West German drama film Music Ice Age (band), an American progressive metal band formed in the 1990s Iceage, a Danish punk rock band formed in 2008 Ice Age Entertainment, an American record label Ice Ages (band), an Austrian dark electro music project "Ice Age" (song), by How to Destroy Angels, 2012 "Ice Age", a song by Band of Susans from The Word and the Flesh, 1991 "Ice Age", a song by Jefferson Airplane from Jefferson Airplane, 1989 "Ice Age", a song by Joy Division from Still, 1981 Other uses Ice Age (Magic: The Gathering), a block of sets for the collectible card game Ice Age (video game), the name of several video games The Ice Age (novel), by Margaret Drabble, 1977 See also Global cooling