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 drill deep into the earth's core to reveal secrets of ancient ice
A team of scientists have drilled one of the oldest ice cores yet, penetrating nearly 2 miles to Antarctic bedrock to reach ice that is at least 1.2 million years old. The same team previously drilled a core about 800,
Scientists Drill 1.2 Million-Year-Old Ice Core From Antarctic Bedrock
By drilling 1.7 miles beneath the icy surface, the team has pulled a 1.2 million-year-old ice core from Antarctic bedrock. The gases trapped in the core are expected to yield "high-resolution" insights into Earth's climate history.
Scientists drill nearly 2 miles down to pull 1.2 million-year-old ice core from Antarctic
The research should provide insight into how ice age cycles have changed and help in understanding how atmospheric carbon changed climate.
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 temperatures, and some clear samples of old air with greenhouse gases. “This is the longest continuous record of our past climate from an ice core,
Antarctic Ice Core Unlocks 1.2 Million Years of Unbroken Climate History, Setting New Record
Antarctic ice, however, has been at it for over a million. An international team of scientists has extracted a 1.74-mile-long (2.8 kilometers) ice core in Antarctica, hitting the frozen continent’s bedrock.
Scientists Drill 1.7 Miles Into Antarctic Ice, Revealing 1.2 Million Years of Climate History
Scientists have drilled 1.7 miles deep into Antarctica, pulling up an ice core sample that dates back at least 1.2 million years. They expect the sample to offer new insights into the evolution of Earth’s climate and atmosphere throughout history.
'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.
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 ...
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.
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Antarctica: Historic drilling campaign reaches more than 1.2-million-year-old ice
The fourth Antarctic campaign of the “Beyond EPICA - Oldest Ice” project, funded by the European Commission, has achieved a ...
Predicting The Climate Of The Future With The Oldest Ice On Earth
An international research team has extracted what it claims is the world's oldest ice sample from deep within Antarctica.
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Antarctic Ice Drilling Achieves Continuous Climate Record Spanning 1.2 Million Years
An international team of researchers from twelve institutions across ten European countries has achieved an unprecedented ...
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Ice core reaches back more than a million years
An international team of scientists successfully drilled a nearly 2-mile-deep ice core, reaching the bedrock beneath the Antarctic ice sheet. These ice samples are expected to unveil, for the first ...