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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 ...
Ice streams move due to tiny ice quakes: Dynamics of Greenland's ice decrypted
The great ice streams of the Antarctic and Greenland are like frozen rivers, carrying ice from the massive inland ice sheets ...
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Scientists drill deep into the earth's core to reveal secrets of ancient ice
The latest drilling went 2.8 kilometers (about 1.7 ... Both Barbante and Scoto said that thanks to the analysis of the ice core of the previous Epica campaign they have assessed that ...
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Ice core drilling in Antarctica to discover environment evolution over the last 1,5 million years
The first ice core drilling campaign of Beyond Epica-Oldest Ice has been successfully completed at the remote Little Dome C site in Antarctica – one of the most extreme places on Earth.
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Antarctica historic milestone, successful drilling of a 2.800 meters long ice core, more than 1.2 million years old
by successfully drilling a 2800-metre-long ice core, consisting of ice from the Antarctic ice sheet which is more than 1.2 million years old. Funded by the European Commission and coordinated by ...
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Massive ice core is a ‘time machine’ that could help solve an ancient climate mystery, scientists say
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. An international ...
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Scientists drill nearly 2 miles down to pull 1.2 million-year-old ice core from Antarctic
The latest drilling went about 1.7 miles deep ... he said.Both Barbante and Scoto said that thanks to the analysis of the ice core of the previous Epica campaign they have assessed that ...