Ice core may hold answers to mysteries of Earth’s past
This week, uncover some of the oldest ice on Earth, follow a dinosaur highway, learn how Pluto sealed the capture of its moon Charon with a “kiss,” and more.
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 old. They hope to uncover insights into Earth’s past climate shifts and the role of high CO2 levels.
What an ancient ice core from Antarctica can tell us about our climate’s past and future
Scientists say they have tapped into an extraordinary archive of the Earth’s climate in the ice deep beneath Antarctica. They hope it will help them understand both how the climate changed in the past,
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.
Ice Age mystery could be solved for first time as scientists make million-year-old find
Working at temperatures of -35C for weeks a team of scientists extracted a 1.7 mile-long cylinder to potentially solve The Ice Age mystery.
'Time machine' ice core discovery in Antarctica may unlock mysteries of climate change
Deep beneath the icy expanse of Antarctica lies a 9,186-foot-long ice core, a time capsule from 1.2 million years ago, holding mysteries of our planet's past.
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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 ...
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 ...
Scientists drill nearly 2 miles down to pull 1.2 million-year-old ice core from Antarctic
An international team of scientists announced Thursday they’ve successfully drilled one of the oldest ice cores yet, ...
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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 ...
Scientists Recover 1.2 Million-Year-Old Ice Core From Two Miles Deep in Antarctica
Cool As You Like An international team of scientists have drilled nearly two miles down into the Antarctic bedrock, ...
1.2-million-year-old ice pulled up from under Antarctica
This newly extracted ice preserved a record of our planet’s climate history, continuous information on atmospheric ...