Massive ice core is a ‘time machine’ that could help solve an ancient climate mystery, scientists say
Air bubbles within a deep ice core drilled in Antarctica could reveal why Earth suddenly began to experience longer ice ages nearly 1 million years ago.
Scientists build a 'time machine' by drilling an ice core 2-miles-deep in Antarctica
Scientists drilled a 2-mile-deep ice core in Antarctica, allowing them to peer back in time at Earth's climate over 1.2 million years ago.
Scientists drill nearly 2 miles to pull 1.2 million-year-old ice core from Antarctic
An international team of scientists say they’ve successfully drilled one of the oldest ice cores yet, penetrating nearly 2 miles to Antarctic bedrock to reach ice that's at least 1.2 million years old
Record 2-Mile-Long Ice Core Represents 1.2 Million Years of Earth’s Climate History
Analyzing gas trapped within different layers of the ice can tell us about Earth’s climate in the past — and give us clues to what might lie ahead.
Scientists Unearth 1.2 Million-Year-Old Ice Core in Antarctic Bedrock
Scientists have drilled a deep hole in the Antarctic bedrock that may hold information that dates back more than a million years.
Scientists dig up 'world's oldest ice' in Antarctica
The ice contains ancient air bubbles, which experts hope could help answer key questions about our planet's climate history. Find out more here.
Nearly 2-Mile-Long Ice Core Drilled From Antarctica Is Set to Reveal Upwards of 2.5 Million Years of Climate Data
An ice core was recently drilled out of the Antarctic continent and while it’s impressive in size, its scientific significance cannot be overstated. Experts say it could provide unprecedented climate data going back millions of years.
Oldest Unbroken Record of Earth's Climate Pulled From Antarctic Ice Sheet
A colossal ice core sample drilled in Antarctica may contain the oldest, unbroken timeline of Earth's climate, stretching back more than a million years. Laid horizontally, the entire ice core's 2,800-meter (9,
Unlocking Earth’s Deep Freeze: Scientists Drill Oldest Ice Core
In a groundbreaking achievement, scientists have extracted the oldest continuous ice core ever drilled, reaching back 1.2 million years into Earth's climate history. This 2,800-meter-long core, obtained from Dome C in Antarctica,
Ice core may hold answers to mysteries of Earth’s past
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What scientists could learn from a 1.2 million-year-old ice core
A team of international scientists are examining an ice core, harvested from Antarctica, that is more than 1.2 million years ...
Antarctic Ice Core Unlocks 1.2 Million Years of Unbroken Climate History, Setting New Record
Led by The Institute of Polar Sciences of the National Research Council of Italy (ISP-CNR), the scientists worked for more ...
Saturday Citations: Hydroclimate whiplash in a catastrophic era, cellular coordination, a really old ice core
This week, researchers at the Desert Research Institute reported that lead pollution likely caused widespread IQ declines in ...
Scientists are looking to the past to predict the climate of Earth’s future
Researchers are studying ancient Antarctic ice to learn more about the past in hopes of understanding the climate of Earth’s ...
Scientists just excavated an unprecedented specimen from Antarctica
Scientists in Antarctica successfully drilled thousands of feet beneath the surface and excavated an unprecedented ice core ...
Breakthrough Antarctic ice extraction 'an enormous victory,' U of Manitoba researcher says
An international team of scientists, including a researcher from the University of Manitoba, has drilled what’s believed to ...
Million year-old bubbles could solve ice age mystery
What is probably the world's oldest ice, dating back 1.2m years ago, has been dug out from deep within Antarctica.