European scientists spent 4 year drilling in remote site in Antarctica to get to Earth's oldest ice
The European team spent four years drilling at the remote Little Dome C site, located on the Antarctic plateau in the eastern part of the continent at an altitude of nearly 3,200 meters. According to ...
'Time Machine': Scientists discover massive ice core that could unlock secrets of ancient Earth's climate
An international research team has retrieved a 9,186-foot-long (2,800-meter) ice core from East Antarctica. The core, ...
Antarctic scientists extract world’s oldest ice
Antarctic scientists have extracted what is believed to be the world's oldest ice. The international team successfully ...
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Antarctica historic milestone, successful drilling of a 2.800 meters long ice core, more than 1.2 million years old
The fourth Antarctic campaign of the Beyond EPICA-Oldest Ice project has achieved a historic milestone this week, by ...
Scientists Used a 1.7-Mile-Long ‘Time Machine’ to See Into Earth’s Climate Past
“We have a strong indication that the uppermost 2,480 meters contain a climate record that goes back to 1.2 million years in ...
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Ice core 2-miles-deep may expose the threat that almost wiped out our ancestors
Scientists drilled a 2-mile-deep ice core in Antarctica, allowing them to peer back in time at Earth's climate over 1.2 ...
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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 back more than a million years. Laid horizontally, the entire ice core's 2,800 ...
Ancient Ice Core from Antarctica May Reveal Climate Mysteries from 1.2 Million Years Ago
A team of scientists has uncovered a million-year-old ice core in Antarctica that could unlock critical climate history ...