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 ...
European scientists spent 4 year drilling in remote site in Antarctica to get to Earth's oldest ice
An international team of researchers announced that they have successfully drilled a 2.8-kilometer-long ice core from ...
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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A Colorado pastor thought he could make flat-Earthers see the light in Antarctica. It didn’t work.
That will solve this once and for all,” Will Duffy said. “We need to go to Antarctica. I need to take a flat-Earther or two ...
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 than 200 days, drilling into the ice and processing the ice core at a remote ...
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Scientists just excavated an unprecedented specimen from Antarctica
SEE ALSO: If a scary asteroid will actually strike Earth, here's how you'll know An international group of researchers excavated the ice at Little Dome C Field Camp in Antarctica, located 10,607 ...
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Scientists drill nearly 2 miles down to pull 1.2 million-year-old ice core from Antarctic
An ice core drilled by a research team is displayed at Little Dome C field base in eastern Antarctica, during the cutting phase on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. (PNRA/IPEV Beyond Epica via AP) An ...
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1.2-million-year-old ice pulled up from under Antarctica
The drilling was completed earlier this month at a location called Little Dome C near the Concordia Research Station in southeastern Antarctica. An international team of scientists representing 10 ...
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Antarctica: Historic drilling campaign reaches more than 1.2-million-year-old ice
At the remote Little Dome C site in Antarctica, a research team representing twelve scientific institutions from ten European nations has just achieved a historic milestone for climate science.
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Scientists Unearth 1.2 Million-Year-Old Ice Core in Antarctic Bedrock
An international team of scientists has achieved a groundbreaking feat in climate research by drilling a core of ice that could hold secrets dating back more than a million years. The team ...
Ancient air bubbles trapped in Antarctic ice dug up
The drilling site, called Little Dome C, is on the Antarctic plateau on the east of the continent, at almost 3000m elevation. They trap bubbles of air and particles that reveal levels of greenhouse ...
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Massive ice core is a ‘time machine’ that could help solve an ancient climate mystery, scientists say
Little Dome C is high on the central Antarctic plateau, reaching an altitude of 10,498 feet (3,200 meters) above sea level, presenting numerous challenges. The team had to work to prevent drill ...