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.
Ice core samples show West Antarctic ice sheet survived the last interglacial event
An international team of Earth and environmental scientists has found evidence that the Ronne Ice Shelf in the West Antarctic ...
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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Massive ice core is a ‘time machine’ that could help solve an ancient climate mystery, scientists say
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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 ...
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Ice Core Records Shed Light on a Volcanic Mystery
By analyzing sulfur and volcanic ash entrained in ice cores, researchers pinpointed a caldera in the remote Kuril Islands as ...
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Study: Microplastics can affect the climate
The abrasion of car tires, brake pads and roads promotes the formation of ice in clouds and can therefore have an impact on ...
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'It was so simple': How Antarctica's missing meteorites were discovered using a block of ice, a freezer and a lamp
"What if the iron stones were warming up to the point where they would actually melt the glacial ice beneath them and sink ...